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genus Hyacinthus

genus Hyacinthus

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A group of bulb plants with sweet-smelling colorful spring flowers
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛnəs haɪˈsɪnθəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : género Hyacinthus
  • The genus Hyacinthus includes several species commonly cultivated for their fragrant, colorful flowers.

Examples

  • Plant breeders have developed many hybrids within the genus Hyacinthus for ornamental gardens.

  • The genus Hyacinthus includes several species of beautiful flowers.

  • Botanists sometimes debate whether the genus Hyacinthus should be placed in the family Asparagaceae or Hyacinthaceae.

  • Many gardeners love planting genus Hyacinthus in spring.

  • The genus Hyacinthus includes several species commonly cultivated for their fragrant, colorful flowers.

  • Plant breeders have developed many hybrids within the genus Hyacinthus for ornamental gardens.

  • Many gardeners love planting genus Hyacinthus bulbs in their spring gardens.

Surface Forms

genus Hyacinthus singular
genera Hyacinthus plural

Morphology

genus + Hyacinthus

The meaning is directly compositional: 'genus' denotes a biological rank and 'Hyacinthus' is the name of the taxon, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to the genus named Hyacinthus (the hyacinth plants). Although the term is technical and uses a Latin proper name, the syntactic pattern 'genus + name' is standard and transparent across languages.

Etymology

Genus Hyacinthus may come from a Greek story about a young man named Hyacinthus who was hurt and a beautiful flower grew from where he fell. The word genus means a 'group' of related plants, so the name now means a 'group' of plants with hyacinth flowers.