Hyacinthus
[ hahy-uh-sin-thuhs ]
/ ˌhaɪ əˈsɪn θəs /
noun Classical Mythology.
a youth loved but accidentally killed by Apollo: from the youth's blood sprang the hyacinth.
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Hy, hyacinth, hyacinth bean, hyacinthin, hyacinthine, Hyacinthus, Hyades, hyaena, hyal-, hyalin, hyaline
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Hyacinthus
/ (ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθəs) /
noun
Greek myth a youth beloved of Apollo and inadvertently killed by him. At the spot where the youth died, Apollo caused a flower to grow
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