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hyacinth 音标拼音: [h'ɑɪəs ,ɪnθ] n. 风信子,橘红色,风信子石 风信子,橘红色,风信子石 hyacinth n 1: a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone [ synonym: { hyacinth}, { jacinth}] 2: any of numerous bulbous perennial herbsHyacinth \ Hy" a* cinth\, n. [ L. hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob. the iris, gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh. the sapphire; as, a proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, fr. Gr. ?, ?: cf. F. hyacinthe. Cf. { Jacinth}. The hyacinth was fabled to have sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus, who was accidentally slain by Apollo.] 1. ( Bot.) ( a) A bulbous plant of the genus { Hyacinthus}, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. { Hyacinthus orientalis} is a common variety. ( b) A plant of the genus { Camassia} ({ Camassia Farseri}), called also { Eastern camass}; wild hyacinth. ( c) The name also given to { Scilla Peruviana}, a Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers; -- called also, from a mistake as to its origin, { Hyacinth of Peru}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Min.) A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem. See { Zircon}. [ 1913 Webster] { Hyacinth bean} ( Bot.), a climbing leguminous plant ({ Dolichos Lablab}), related to the true bean. It has dark purple flowers and fruit. [ 1913 Webster]
Zircon \ Zir" con\, n. [ F., the same word as jargon. See { Jargon} a variety of zircon.] 1. ( Min.) A mineral consisting predominantly of zirconium silicate ({ Zr2SiO4}) occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or gray color. It consists of silica and zirconia. A red variety, used as a gem, is called { hyacinth}. Colorless, pale- yellow or smoky- brown varieties from Ceylon are called { jargon}. [ 1913 Webster PJC] 2. an imitation gemstone made of { cubic zirconia}. [ PJC] { Zircon syenite}, a coarse- grained syenite containing zircon crystals and often also elaeolite. It is largely developed in Southern Norway. [ 1913 Webster]
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