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So called because the flowers have the smell of boiled starch.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
starch hyacinth
Today it means: grape hyacinth (Muscari spp., Pseudomuscari spp., and Leopoldia spp.). Full definition →
Today it means: grape hyacinth (Muscari spp., Pseudomuscari spp., and Leopoldia spp.). Full definition →
So called because the flowers have the smell of boiled starch.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.