hyacinth
hahy uh sinth
- n a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
- n any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs
- On Imitation of Life he croons, "Charades, pop skill water hyacinth, named by a poet.
- The scale of the task was gigantic volunteers cleared the entire riverbed of water hyacinth and silt, and built riverbanks and roads alongside the river.
- Flowered spikes of lavender blossoms give the water hyacinth a distinctly delicate air.