SINCE 1828
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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