Hyacinth

used in the Revised Version for jacinth in (Revelation 9:17) It is simply another English spelling of the same Greek word.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. H. orientalis is a common variety.

2. A plant of the genus Camassia (C. Farseri), called also Eastern camass; wild hyacinth.

3. The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers; -- called also, from a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru.

4. A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem. See Zircon. Hyacinth bean (Bot.), a climbing leguminous plant (Dolichos Lablab), related to the true bean. It has dark purple flowers and fruit.