Meanings
nounstarch hyacinth (plural starch hyacinths)
plural starch hyacinths
- datedgrape hyacinth (Muscari spp., Pseudomuscari spp., and Leopoldia spp.).
Origin
So called because the flowers have the smell of boiled starch.
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starch hyacinth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starch%20hyacinth
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