Phrase Hound found 12 phrases and 3 compound words that contain hyacinth. The most common are listed below. Open hyacinth in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 12
- hyacinth beanA climbing leguminous plant (Lablab purpureus), with white or dark purple flowers, native to Africa, widely cultivated in the tropics.
- grape hyacinthAny of the species of three genera in the Hyacinthinae subtribe (family Asparagaceae) that produce racemes of small blue flowers, Muscari, Pseudomuscari, and Leopoldia.
- hyacinth macawA large, blue parrot, Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, native to central and eastern South America.
- hyacinth orchidAny of a number of orchids, Dipodium
- water hyacinthAny of the genus Pontederia (syn. Eichhornia) of aquatic flowering plants.
- wild hyacinthCommon bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), of Europe
- wood hyacinthA plant of species Hyacinthoides hispanica.
- hyacinth of PeruScilla peruviana, a Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers.
- hyacinth beansplural of hyacinth bean: A climbing leguminous plant (Lablab purpureus), with white or dark purple flowers, native to Africa, widely cultivated in the tropics.
- hyacinth orchidsplural of hyacinth orchid: Any of a number of orchids, Dipodium
- star hyacinthA bulbous-rooted plant, a species of squill, Scilla verna, with pinkish-purple flowers, found in the Mediterranean, Turkey and the Caucasus, and along the south coast of England.
- starch hyacinthgrape hyacinth (Muscari spp., Pseudomuscari spp., and Leopoldia spp.).
Compound words 3
- hyacinthineOf the colour of a hyacinth (either the gem or the flower); reddish-gold (chiefly with reference to hair).
- hyacinthlikeResembling hyacinth.
- HyacinthianOf or relating to Hyacinth, a divine hero in Ancient Greek mythology.