Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hyacinth

2 senses of hyacinth

Sense 1
hyacinth, jacinth -- (a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone)
       => zircon, zirconium silicate -- (a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent)

Sense 2
hyacinth -- (any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs)
       => liliaceous plant -- (plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber)