cy·cla·men (s  kl -mn, s kl-)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. [New Latin Cyclamen, genus name, from Latin cyclam nos, from Greek kuklamnos, probably from kuklos, circle, wheel (perhaps from its bulbous roots); see cycle.] |
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]
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| 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 petalsflower - 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 |
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