jacinth

noun

ja·​cinth ˈjā-sᵊn(t)th 

ˈja-

1

: hyacinth

2

: a gem more nearly orange in color than a hyacinth

Word History

Etymology

Middle English iacinct, from Anglo-French jacinte, from Latin hyacinthus, a flowering plant, a gem

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1