Hyacinthus

See also: hyacinthus

Translingual

Hyacinthus orientalis

Etymology

From Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos).

Proper noun

Hyacinthus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hyacinthaceae – hyacinths.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Asparagaceae - family; Scilloideae - subfamily; Hyacintheae - tribe; Hyacinthinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Hyacinthus orientalis - type species

Derived terms

• Hyacinthella
• Hyacinthoides

See also

• Scilla bifolia

References

• Hyacinthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hyacinthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hyacinthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Hyacinthus at The Plant List

English

Alternative forms

• Hyacinth

Etymology

From Latin Hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος (Huákinthos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθəs/

Proper noun

Hyacinthus

1. (Greek mythology) A Spartan youth loved and accidentally killed by Apollo. The flower hyacinth sprang from his blood.

Related terms

• Hyacinthian

Translations

a Spartan youth loved and accidentally killed by Apollo

• Armenian: Հիակինթոս (hy) (Hiakintʻos)
• French: Hyacinthe (fr)
• German: Hyakinthos
• Greek: Υάκινθος (el) (Yákinthos)

  Ancient: Ὑάκινθος (Huákinthos)

• Inuktitut: ᐦᐃᐊᓯᓐᑐᔅ (hiasintos)
• Italian: Giacinto (it)
• Latin: Hyacinthus
• Russian: Гиаки́нф (Giakínf), Гиаци́нт (ru) (Giacínt)
• Spanish: Jacinto (es)