wild hyacinth

noun

: any of several plants with flowers suggestive of hyacinths: such as

a

: a camas (Camassia scilloides) of eastern North America with white or bluish racemose flowers

b

: bluebell sense 2a

c

: any of several western North American herbs (genus Brodiaea) of the lily family with grasslike basal leaves and variously colored flowers

Examples of wild hyacinth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Also called wild hyacinth or Atlantic camas, this adaptable perennial produces spikes of up to twenty pale blue, pink, or white blooms that open sequentially from the bottom upward. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025

Expect a heady blend of fresh bergamot, plum, wild hyacinth and cashmere, a concoction that smells beautifully sweet and spring-like, without feeling overwhelming. — Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 5 Apr. 2024

Wildlife biologist Neiva Guedes, founder of the Hyacinth Macaw Project, which is supported by corporate and private donors as well as government institutions such as IBAMA, is the foremost expert on wild hyacinth macaws. — Denise Hruby, National Geographic, 5 June 2019

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1794, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wild hyacinth

• labyrinth
• plinth
• synth