grape hyacinth

noun

1. any plant belonging to the genus Muscari, of the lily family, as M. botryoides, having globular, blue flowers resembling tiny grapes.

grape hyacinth

noun

1. any of various Eurasian liliaceous plants of the genus Muscari, esp M. botryoides, with clusters of rounded blue flowers resembling tiny grapes

Word History and Origins

Origin of grape hyacinth¹

First recorded in 1725–35