hyacinth

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hy·a·cinth /ˈhaɪəsənθ/ noun [countable]  DLGHBPa garden plant with blue, pink, or white bell-shaped flowers and a sweet smell 风信子

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hyacinth• Daffodils, hyacinths, bluebells and many species of lily also contain toxins.• Higher up, position a ring of grape hyacinth bulbs.• Crocus, tulips, grape hyacinths and the rest can follow.• As I turned out the lights, I caught a whiff of the intense fragrance of hyacinths.• My house feels solid and safe and orderly; hyacinths and narcissus bloom indoors here even in the dead of winter.• Pot up freesias, tulips, hyacinths and narcissi for winter and spring displays.• Water gardens: Gardens composed in ponds, pools or tubs using plants such as water lilies and water hyacinths.• Schistosomiasis is prevalent and water hyacinths have spread throughout the canal system.Origin hyacinth (1500-1600) Latin hyacinthus “jewel, flowering plant”, from Greek hyakinthos

hy·a·cinth nounChineseSyllable  

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hyacinth
hy‧a‧cinth /ˈhaɪəsənθ, ˈhaɪəsɪnθ/ noun [countable]a garden plant with blue, pink, or white bell-shaped flowers and a sweet smell

hya·cinthBrE /ˈhaɪəsɪnθ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhaɪəsɪnθ/ 🔊 nouna plant with a mass of small blue, white or pink flowers with a sweet smell that grow closely together around a thick stem 风信子