wild hyacinth

noun

Definition of WILD HYACINTH

: any of several plants with flowers suggestive of hyacinths: as

a : a camas (Camassia scilloides) of eastern North America with white or bluish racemose flowers

b : bluebell 2a

c : any of several western North American herbs (genus Brodiaea) of the lily family with grasslike basal leaves and variously colored flowers

circa 1794

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