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Hyacinthus

American  
[hahy-uh-sin-thuhs] / ˌhaɪ əˈsɪn θəs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

  1. a youth loved but accidentally killed by Apollo: from the youth's blood sprang the hyacinth.

Hyacinthus British  
/ ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθəs /

noun

  1. Greek myth a youth beloved of Apollo and inadvertently killed by him. At the spot where the youth died, Apollo caused a flower to grow

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