- grape hyacinth
- noun Date: 1673 any of several small bulbous spring-flowering herbs (genus Muscari) of the lily family with racemes of usually blue flowers
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Grape hyacinth — Grape Grape, n. [OF. grape, crape, bunch or cluster of grapes, F. grappe, akin to F. grappin grapnel, hook; fr. OHG. chrapfo hook, G. krapfen, akin to E. cramp. The sense seems to have come from the idea of clutching. Cf. {Agraffe}, {Cramp},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grape hyacinth — n. any of a group of small, hardy, bulbous plants (genus Muscari) of the lily family, with spikes of small, bell shaped flowers of blue or white … English World dictionary
grape-hyacinth — kuoduotoji žydrė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Hiacintinių šeimos daržovinis, dekoratyvinis augalas (Muscari comosum), paplitęs pietvakarių Azijoje ir pietų Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Muscari comosum angl. feathered hyacinth; grape… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Grape hyacinth — Taxobox name = Grape hyacinth image width = 250px image caption = M. racemosum / neglectum regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Hyacinthaceae genus = Muscari genus authority = Mill.… … Wikipedia
grape hyacinth — noun any of various early flowering spring hyacinths native to Eurasia having dense spikes of rounded blue flowers resembling bunches of small grapes • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑common grape hyacinth, ↑Muscari neglectum, ↑tassel… … Useful english dictionary
grape-hyacinth — žydrė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Hiacintinių (Hyacinthaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Muscari). atitikmenys: lot. Muscari angl. grape flower; grape hyacinth vok. Bisamhyazinthe; Muscari; Traubenhyazinthe; Träubel rus. гадючий лук;… … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
grape-hyacinth — kekinė žydrė statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Muscari neglectum angl. blue bottle; grape hyacinth vok. blaue Hyazinthe; gewöhnliche Traubenhyazinthe; Katzentraube; Weinbergs Traube rus. гадючий лук кистистый; мускари незамечаемый lenk … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
grape hyacinth — grape′ hy acinth n. pln any plant belonging to the genus Muscari, of the lily family, having round blue grapelike flowers … From formal English to slang
grape hyacinth — any plant belonging to the genus Muscari, of the lily family, as M. botryoides, having globular, blue flowers resembling tiny grapes. [1725 35] * * * Any of the approximately 50 species of small bulbous perennial plants that make up the genus… … Universalium
grape-hyacinth — ▪ plant any plant of the genus Muscari of the family Hyacinthaceae, consisting of about 50 species of small bulbous perennials native to the Mediterranean region. Most species of the genus have dense clusters of blue, white, or pink urn… … Universalium
