Hyacinthus

hyacinthus Translingual thumb|Hyacinthus orientalis species Hyacinthus orientalis|220px Etymology From mul la hyacinthus, from mul grc ὑάκινθος. Proper noun 1 m genus family Asparagaceae hyacinths Hypernyms genus ; Scilloideae subfamily subfamily; Hyacintheae tribe tribe; Hyacinthinae subtribe subtribe Hyponyms genus Hyacinthus orientalis species type species Derived terms Hyacinthella genus Hyacinthoides genus See also Scilla bifolia species References 1 1 1 mul Asparagus family plants English Hyacinth (mythology) Alternative forms en Hyacinth Etymology From en la Hyacinthus, from en grc Ὑάκινθος. Pronunciation en /ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθəs/ Proper noun en Greek mythology A Spartan youth loved and accidentally killed by Apollo. The flower hyacinth sprang from his blood. Related terms en Hyacinthian Translations a Spartan youth loved and accidentally killed by Apollo Armenian: hy Հիակինթոս Bulgarian: bg Хиацинт m French: fr Hyacinthe German: de Hyakinthos Greek: el Υάκινθος Ancient Greek: grc Ὑάκινθος Inuktitut: iu ᐦᐃᐊᓯᓐᑐᔅ Italian: it Giacinto Latin: la Hyacinthus Portuguese: pt Jacinto m Russian: ru Гиаки́нф, ru Гиаци́нт Spanish: es Jacinto