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starch hyacinth

starch hyacinth noun: grape hyacinth (Muscari spp., Pseudomuscari spp., and Leopoldia spp.).

Noun

starch hyacinth (plural starch hyacinths)

  1. (dated) grape hyacinth (Muscari spp., Pseudomuscari spp., and Leopoldia spp.).

Forms of starch hyacinth

pluralstarch hyacinths

Origin of starch hyacinth

So called because the flowers have the smell of boiled starch.

Questions about starch hyacinth

What does starch hyacinth mean?
Starch hyacinth means grape hyacinth (Muscari spp., Pseudomuscari spp., and Leopoldia spp.).
What part of speech is starch hyacinth?
Starch hyacinth is a noun.
What is the plural of starch hyacinth?
The plural of starch hyacinth is starch hyacinths.

Words near starch hyacinth in the dictionary

  1. starcast
  2. starcasts
  3. starch
  4. starch generator
  5. starch generators
  6. starch hyacinth
  7. starch hyacinths
  8. starch-root
  9. starch-roots
  10. starchable
  11. starchart

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