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# hyacinth

«hyacinth» in Mova's school dictionary: **a spring plant that grows from a bulb and has a thick…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a hyacinth, hyacinths); adjective (hyacinth — a colour, rare)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A hyacinth is a spring plant that grows from a bulb and has a thick spike of small, sweet-smelling, bell-shaped flowers, often blue, purple, pink or white. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyacinth/#m1)

2) Hyacinth is a purplish-blue colour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyacinth/#m2)

3) (myth) In Greek stories Hyacinthus was a young man loved by the god Apollo; after he died a flower grew from his blood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyacinth/#m3)

4) A water hyacinth is a floating plant that can cover rivers and lakes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyacinth/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons hyacinths are used to show how bulbs store food and grow roots, sometimes in a glass of water on the classroom windowsill. In gardens they are a sign of spring. Water hyacinth appears in lessons about invasive plants. Phrases: «a pot of hyacinths», «hyacinth bulbs», «blue hyacinths».

### examples

- We planted hyacinth bulbs in autumn and they flowered in March. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyacinth/#x1)
- The hyacinths on the windowsill made the whole room smell sweet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyacinth/#x2)
- Our teacher grew a hyacinth in a jar so we could watch its roots. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyacinth/#x3)
- Water hyacinth can block rivers so boats cannot pass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyacinth/#x4)
- Gran's favourite flowers are pink hyacinths. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyacinth/#x5)
- The bridesmaids wore hyacinth-blue dresses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyacinth/#x6)
- Wear gloves when handling hyacinth bulbs, because they can make your skin itchy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyacinth/#x7)
- Rose, lily, and hyacinth--yes, I saw them all three. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyacinth/#x8)

### note

Countable: one hyacinth, two hyacinths. Spelled with «y» then «i»: hy-a-cinth, said «HY-uh-sinth». Bulbs are poisonous to eat for people and pets. Not the same as a «hyena».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «hyacinth» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyacinth/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.