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Hyacinth vs Hyacine - What's the difference?

hyacinth | hyacine |

As nouns the difference between hyacinth and hyacine

is that hyacinth is any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa while hyacine is a hyacinth.

As a proper noun Hyacinth

is alternative form of Hyacinthus|lang=en.

hyacinth

English

(wikipedia hyacinth) (Hyacinthus)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus , native to the Mediterranean and South Africa.
  • A variety of zircon, ranging in color from brown, orange, reddish-brown and yellow; a jacinth.

    • hyacine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A hyacinth.
    • (Spenser)
    (Webster 1913)