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grape hyacinth

noun

  1. any plant belonging to the genus Muscari, of the lily family, as M. botryoides, having globular, blue flowers resembling tiny grapes.


grape hyacinth

noun

  1. any of various Eurasian liliaceous plants of the genus Muscari, esp M. botryoides, with clusters of rounded blue flowers resembling tiny grapes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of grape hyacinth1

First recorded in 1725–35
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Example Sentences

Elsewhere, the sedum is well matched with grape hyacinth and early tulips.

A floral mosaic alone consumed 50,000 tulips, grape hyacinths and crocuses.

From the windows of the residence, I could see the red tulips and lavender grape hyacinth that surrounded the fountain at the base of the hill.

The largest bed is planted full of spring bulbs, like daffodils, tulips and grape hyacinths, adding vibrant color to the landscape before the maples and snowbell trees open their leaves and come into full bloom.

Outside, the new season is doing its thing, beaming bright sunshine one minute and hurling sleet the next, on to a little garden vivid with blue grape hyacinths.

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