wild hyacinth


wild hyacinth

noun

Definition of WILD HYACINTH

: any of several plants with flowers suggestive of hyacinths: as a : a camas (Camassia scilloides) of eastern North America with white or bluish racemose flowers b : bluebell 2a c : any of several western North American herbs (genus Brodiaea) of the lily family with grasslike basal leaves and variously colored flowers

First Known Use of WILD HYACINTH

circa 1794

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