hyacinthine

adjective

hy·​a·​cin·​thine ¦hīə¦sin(t)thə̇n 

-nˌthīn

1

: having any one of the four colors hyacinth, hyacinth blue, hyacinth violet, or hyacinth red

2

a

: of, relating to, or resembling the hyacinth

his hyacinthine locks descend in wavy curls

—Alexander Pope

b

: adorned or decorated with hyacinths

with hyacinthine chaplet crowned

—Francis Fawkes

Word History

Etymology

Latin hyacinthinus, from Greek hyakinthinos, from hyakinthos hyacinth + -inos -ine

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