wood hyacinth

noun

1. bluebell ( def 2 ).

wood hyacinth

noun

1. another name for bluebell

Word History and Origins

Origin of wood hyacinth¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

The foliage resembles that of the wood hyacinth, but it is more rigid, not so broad, and slightly glaucous.

From Project Gutenberg

It very much resembles the English hyacinth—H. nutans, or Scilla non-scripta—better known as the wood hyacinth.

From Project Gutenberg