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A large West African chevrotain (Hyaemoschus aquaticus). It has a larger body and shorter legs than the other allied species. Called also water deerlet.
Either of several tropical aquatic plants of the genus Eichhornia, related to the pickerel weed.
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Alt. of Hyads
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A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or gray color. It consists of silica and zirconia. A red variety, used as a gem, is called hyacinth. Colorless, pale-yellow or smoky-brown varieties from Ceylon are called jargon.
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Any marine annelid of the genus Hyalinaecia, especially H. tubicola of Europe, which inhabits a transparent movable tube resembling a quill in color and texture.
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Resembling water; watery; aqueous; hyaloid.
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Any oil substance having a hyacinthine odor, obtained by the action of acids on terpin, and regarded as a related hydrate.
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A precious stone of a carmine red color, sometimes verging to violet, or intermediate between carmine and hyacinth red. It is a red crystallized variety of corundum.
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A hyacinth.
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Belonging to the hyacinth; resemblingthe hyacinth; in color like the hyacinth.
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A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. H. orientalis is a common variety.
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Situated under the hyaliod membrane.
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Resembling glass; vitriform; transparent; hyaline; as, the hyaloid membrane, a very delicate membrane inclosing the vitreous humor of the eye.
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Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae, of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits.
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The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers; -- called also, from a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru.
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Hyacinthine.
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A zodiacal constellation, containing the well-known clusters called the Pleiades and the Hyades, in the latter of which is situated the remarkably bright Aldebaran.
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A mineral of a hyacinth or honey-yellow color, occuring in square octahedrons. It is an antimonate of calcium.
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A plant of the genus Camassia (C. Farseri), called also Eastern camass; wild hyacinth.
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A white crystalline substance having a sweet taste and a hyacinthlike odor, obtained by the decomposition of styracin; -- properly called cinnamic, / styryl, alcohol.
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