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wild hyacinth

noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Common bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), of Europe

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Meaning 2

Camases, quamashes, Indian hyacinths (Camassia spp.), of North America

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Meaning 3

Blue dicks, purplehead (Dichelostemma capitatum, syn. Dipterostemon capitatus), of North America

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Meaning 4

Roundtooth snakelily (Dichelostemma multiflorum), of California and Oregon

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Meaning 5

A bulbous perennial (Lachenalia contaminata), of South Africa

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Meaning 6

Cluster lilies (Brodiaea spp.), of western North America

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Meaning 7

eastern camas; eastern and central North America

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Synonyms: indigo squill, Camassia scilloides

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Broader terms: camas, camass, quamash, camosh, camash

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noun

Meaning 8

sometimes placed in genus Scilla

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Synonyms: wood hyacinth, bluebell, harebell, Hyacinthoides nonscripta, Scilla nonscripta

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Broader terms: liliaceous plant

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