cyclamen (redirected from Cyclamens)

cy·cla·men  (skl-mn, skl-)

n.

Any of various plants of the genus Cyclamen, especially a Mediterranean species (C. persicum) widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and showy, variously colored flowers with reflexed petals.

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[New Latin Cyclamen, genus name, from Latin cyclamnos, from Greek kuklamnos, probably from kuklos, circle, wheel (perhaps from its bulbous roots); see cycle.]

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cyclamen [ˈsɪkləmən -ˌmɛn]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any Old World plant of the primulaceous genus Cyclamen, having nodding white, pink, or red flowers, with reflexed petals See also sowbread

adj

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of a dark reddish-purple colour

[from Medieval Latin, from Latin cyclamīnos, from Greek kuklaminos, probably from kuklos circle, referring to the bulb-like roots]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cyclamen - Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals Cyclamen purpurascens flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms genus Cyclamen - genus of widely cultivated flowering Eurasian herbs with centrally depressed rounded tubers and rounded heart-shaped leaves

Translations

cyclamen [ˈsɪkləmən] N → ciclamen m

cyclamen [ˈsɪkləmən] n → cyclamen m

cyclamen

n → Alpenveilchen nt, → Zyklamen nt (spec)

cyclamen [ˈsɪkləmən] n → ciclamino

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cyclamen [ˈsɪkləmən] n → ciclamino