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Hyacinthus orientalis

Hyacinthus orientalis

8.2
A garden flower grown for its strong smell and dense bell shaped blooms in white, pink or blue
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The fragrance of Hyacinthus orientalis filled the conservatory during the flower show.

Examples

  • She carefully arranged several stems of Hyacinthus orientalis in a glass vase.

  • Many gardeners choose to plant Hyacinthus orientalis in the spring for its vibrant blooms.

  • Look at the Hyacinthus orientalis!

  • The Hyacinthus orientalis blooms beautifully.

  • Many gardeners choose to plant Hyacinthus orientalis in their flower beds for its fragrant blooms.

  • The fragrance of Hyacinthus orientalis filled the air as we walked through the botanical garden.

  • She carefully arranged several stems of Hyacinthus orientalis in a beautiful centerpiece for the table.

Synonyms

hyacinth
vsHyacinthus orientalis
2 7.0

A spring bulb plant with many small fragrant blue, purple or white flowers

refers to one specific species within that larger genus
common hyacinth
vsHyacinthus orientalis
4.2

A plant with a bulb that makes sweet-smelling pink, blue, white, or purple flowers in spring

is the scientific species name for that same cultivated bulb

Surface Forms

Hyacinthus orientalis singular
Hyacinthus orientalis plural

Morphology

Hyacinthus + orientalis

This is a Latin binomial: 'Hyacinthus' corresponds to the hyacinth flower and 'orientalis' to 'eastern/oriental', so a learner who knew those constituent meanings could infer an ‘eastern hyacinth’ species. However, because it is a scientific Latin name and the morphological mapping to everyday English is not standard for B1 learners, the relation is not fully predictable without some morphological/Latin awareness.

Etymology

Hyacinthus orientalis comes from old names: Hyacinthus comes from a Greek story about a young man named Hyacinth who was turned into a flower, so the name makes you think of that story. The word orientalis means 'from the east', so the full name means the 'eastern hyacinth' and helps you remember this fragrant garden flower.