2. (Economics) (plural) economics the portion of the national income accruing to labour as earned income, as contrasted with the unearned income accruing to capital in the form of rent, interest, and dividends. 3. (often plural) recompense, return, or yield. 4. an obsolete word for pledge.
hyacinth noun [C]. âº a pleasant-smelling âplant with a lot of âsmall âflowers that âgrow âclose together around one âthick âstem. (Definition of hyacinth from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press).See all translations.yacinth noun [C]. âº a pleasant-smelling âplant with a lot of âsmall âflowers that âgrow âclose together around one âthick âstem. (Definition of hyacinth from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press).
tendril (ËtÉndrÉªl) n. 1. (Botany) a specialized threadlike part of a leaf or stem that attaches climbing plants to a support by twining or adhering. 2. something resembling a tendril, such as a wisp of hair [C16: perhaps from Old French tendron tendril (confused with Old French tendron bud), from Medieval Latin tendÅ tendon] Ëtendrillar, Ëtendrilous adj