Hyacinthus

//ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθəs// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Spartan youth loved and accidentally killed by Apollo. The flower hyacinth sprang from his blood. Greek

Etymology

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

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