grape hyacinth
- noun
- /ˈɡreɪp ˈhaɪəsɪnθ/
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jacinto de uva
- In early spring, the garden was filled with blooming grape hyacinths that attracted many bees.
- daffodils and grape hyacinths
- grape hyacinth bulbs
- blue grape hyacinths
There is blue grape hyacinths, mixed botanical crocus, alliums, more hyacinths.
- There is blue grape hyacinths, mixed botanical crocus, alliums, more hyacinths.
Examples
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There is blue grape hyacinths, mixed botanical crocus, alliums, more hyacinths.
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Some bulbs, including many of the "paper white" group (Narcissus tazetta), amaryllis, and some grape hyacinths, don't need much pre-chilling, if any at all.
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To create a colorful border, she planted clusters of grape hyacinths alongside tulips and daffodils.
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The dense spikes of grape hyacinths add a beautiful touch of blue to the flowerbed every March.
Synonyms
A small bulb plant with dense clusters of blue, bell-shaped flowers often called grape hyacinth
A small garden plant with clusters of dark blue bell-shaped flowers
A small spring flower with many deep blue bell-shaped blooms grown in gardens
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'grape hyacinth' is directly interpretable from 'grape' (a small clustered fruit) + 'hyacinth' (a bulbous spring flower): it denotes a hyacinth-like plant whose flowers form grape-like clusters. This literal noun+noun naming pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The plant name grape hyacinth comes from the look of its flowers: many small, bell-shaped blue blooms grow close together like a bunch of grapes, and they remind people of a tiny hyacinth. So the name gives you a simple picture of the plant and explains its spring appearance.
