Hyacinth

Look up Hyacinth, hyacinth, hyacinthine, or Hyacinthus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Hyacinth or Hyacinthus may refer to:

Plants

• Hyacinth (plant), genus Hyacinthus
  • Hyacinthus orientalis, common hyacinth
• Grape hyacinth
• Water hyacinth
• Hyacinth bean

People

• Hyacinth (given name), list of people with this name

• Hyacinth (mythology), divine hero in Greek mythology
• Hyacinth of Caesarea (died 120), early Christian martyr saint
• Hyacinthus the Lacedaemonian, who sacrificed his daughters to Athena or Persephone
• Hyacinth and Protus (martyred 257–9), Christian saints
• Hyacinth of Poland (1185–1257), Polish priest, canonized 1594

Other

• Hyacinth Macaw, a species of parrot
• "Hyacinth" (song), a 2004 song by the J-pop artist Aya Matsuura
• Hyacinth Blues, a song from the Constantines' eponymous album, released in 2001
• Hyacinth, alternative name for yellow zircon, the mineral
• Confection of hyacinth, ancient medical treatment (that used zircon)
• "Hyacinth House", a song by The Doors from their 1971 release L.A. Woman
• Jacinth, a gemstone sometimes called hyacinth

See also

• St. Hyacinth (disambiguation)
• San Jacinto (disambiguation) ("Saint Hyacinth" in Spanish)