Grape hyacinth

Grape hyacinth

Taxobox
name = Grape hyacinth



image_width = 250px
image_caption = "M. racemosum / neglectum"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Hyacinthaceae
genus = "Muscari"
genus_authority = Mill.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = about 40 including::"Muscari armeniacum":"Muscari aucheri":"Muscari azureum":"Muscari botryoides":"Muscari comosum":"Muscari latifolium":"Muscari muscarimi" (="M. moschatum"):"Muscari racemosum" (= "M. neglectum")

Grape hyacinths are a group of plants in the genus "Muscari" of plants native to Eurasia that produce spikes of blue flowers resembling bunches of grapes. There are about forty species.

Some species are among the earliest to bloom in the spring, and are planted both in flower beds as well as in lawns. They are planted as bulbs and tend to multiply quickly when planted in good soils.

"Muscari comosum" bulbs are pickled and eaten in Greece under the name βολβοί ( [vol'vi] lit. 'bulbs') and in the Puglia region of Italy, under the names "lampascioni", "lampasciuni", "lamponi".


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External links

* [http://home-3.tiscali.nl/~hennessy/firstpage.htm Muscaripages]


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  • Grape hyacinth — Grape Grape, n. [OF. grape, crape, bunch or cluster of grapes, F. grappe, akin to F. grappin grapnel, hook; fr. OHG. chrapfo hook, G. krapfen, akin to E. cramp. The sense seems to have come from the idea of clutching. Cf. {Agraffe}, {Cramp},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grape hyacinth — n. any of a group of small, hardy, bulbous plants (genus Muscari) of the lily family, with spikes of small, bell shaped flowers of blue or white …   English World dictionary

  • grape-hyacinth — kuoduotoji žydrė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Hiacintinių šeimos daržovinis, dekoratyvinis augalas (Muscari comosum), paplitęs pietvakarių Azijoje ir pietų Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Muscari comosum angl. feathered hyacinth; grape… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • grape hyacinth — noun any of various early flowering spring hyacinths native to Eurasia having dense spikes of rounded blue flowers resembling bunches of small grapes • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑common grape hyacinth, ↑Muscari neglectum, ↑tassel… …   Useful english dictionary

  • grape-hyacinth — žydrė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Hiacintinių (Hyacinthaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Muscari). atitikmenys: lot. Muscari angl. grape flower; grape hyacinth vok. Bisamhyazinthe; Muscari; Traubenhyazinthe; Träubel rus. гадючий лук;… …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • grape-hyacinth — kekinė žydrė statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Muscari neglectum angl. blue bottle; grape hyacinth vok. blaue Hyazinthe; gewöhnliche Traubenhyazinthe; Katzentraube; Weinbergs Traube rus. гадючий лук кистистый; мускари незамечаемый lenk …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • grape hyacinth — grape′ hy acinth n. pln any plant belonging to the genus Muscari, of the lily family, having round blue grapelike flowers …   From formal English to slang

  • grape hyacinth — any plant belonging to the genus Muscari, of the lily family, as M. botryoides, having globular, blue flowers resembling tiny grapes. [1725 35] * * * Any of the approximately 50 species of small bulbous perennial plants that make up the genus… …   Universalium

  • grape-hyacinth — ▪ plant       any plant of the genus Muscari of the family Hyacinthaceae, consisting of about 50 species of small bulbous perennials native to the Mediterranean region. Most species of the genus have dense clusters of blue, white, or pink urn… …   Universalium

  • grape hyacinth — noun Date: 1673 any of several small bulbous spring flowering herbs (genus Muscari) of the lily family with racemes of usually blue flowers …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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