"starch hyacinth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: starch hyacinths [plural]
Etymology: So called because the flowers have the smell of boiled starch. Head templates: {{en-noun}} starch hyacinth (plural starch hyacinths)
  1. grape hyacinth (Muscari spp., Pseudomuscari spp., and Leopoldia spp.). Categories (lifeform): Asparagus family plants

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