hyacinth

IPA: hˈaɪʌsɪnθ

Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa.
A variety of zircon, ranging in color from brown, orange, reddish-brown and yellow; a jacinth.
(rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
A female given name from English. One of the less common flower names used since the 19th century.
Alternative form of Hyacinthus [(Greek mythology) A Spartan youth loved and accidentally killed by Apollo. The flower hyacinth sprang from his blood.]

Examples of "hyacinth" in Sentences

Careful now, be sure water hyacinth is the only plant they'll eat.
Today, the hyacinth is found in more than fifty countries on five continents.
However, while I'm certainly no chemist, very few if any of these uses are presumably appropriate when the water hyacinth is heavily contaminated.
The water hyacinth is a plant that removes pollutants from the water, which is why it isn't feasible to dredge it out, chop it up, and use it for forage or mulch.
For instance, on page 140, the botanical name for the water hyacinth is given as "Eichornia crassipes"; the more usual spelling is "Eichhornia crassipes", as used on page 210.
A curiosity of the water hyacinth is that, in floating plants, the flower heads or inflorescences bend downwards one or two days after flowering,, submerging themselves in the water.