wild hyacinth

American  

noun

1. any of several plants having usually blue flowers resembling those of a hyacinth, as Camassia scilloides, of the central U.S., or Triteleia hyacinthina, of western North America.

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wild hyacinth British  

noun

1. another name for bluebell

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Etymology

Origin of wild hyacinth

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

A premiere destination for wildflower viewing, Chino Hills State Park is host to wild hyacinth, poppies, Canterbury bells and redmaids through May.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

In the wild, hyacinth macaws break open nuts with leaves and sticks, and black palm cockatoos drum on trees with rocks and empty nut shells.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 15, 2015

Athena lent a hand, making him seem taller, and massive too, with crisping hair in curls like petals of wild hyacinth, but all red-golden.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

She made him taller, and massive, too, with crisping hair in curls like petals of wild hyacinth but all red-golden.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

And around the rough-haired Satyr feet of these vines the wild hyacinth, too full of its own honey to stand, fell back on its couch of moss waiting to be visited by the singing bee.

From The Choir Invisible by Allen, James Lane