English Explanatory Dictionary

starch hyacinth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. grape hyacinth (Muscari spp., Pseudomuscari spp., and Leopoldia spp.).

Word forms

starch hyacinth starch hyacinths

Etymology

So called because the flowers have the smell of boiled starch.

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