Hyacinthus

noun

Hy·a·cin·thus | \ˌhī-ə-ˈsin(t)-thəs

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Definition of Hyacinthus

: a youth loved and accidentally killed by Apollo who memorializes him with a hyacinth growing from the youth's blood

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