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grape hyacinth noun[ C ] uk /ˌɡreɪp ˈhaɪ.ə.sɪnθ/ us /ˌɡreɪp ˈhaɪ.ə.sɪnθ/ a plant that is grown in gardens or in a container inside a house, with small groups of round blue flowers that grow close together around one thick stem : In a border, blue grape hyacinths and red tulips make a really bright, cheery combination. Grape hyacinths are just starting to bloom now. Combine bigger bulbs such as daffodils with smaller crocuses and grape hyacinths by planting in layers. Hyacinths and grape hyacinths make colourful window-box displays. Terracotta pots go well with traditional perennial plants such as blue grape hyacinths. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus edelweiss eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist lupin sedum sego lily self-heal senecio sensitive plant |