Cyclamen
cyclamen
cy·cla·men / ˈsīkləmən; ˈsik-/ • n. (pl. same or cyclamens) a European plant (genus Cyclamen) of the primrose family, having pink, red, or white flowers with backward-curving petals.
cyclamen
cyclamen Genus of 20 species of low-growing perennial herbs, native to central Europe and the Mediterranean region. They have swollen, tuberous corms, and heart- or kidney-shaped leaves. The drooping blooms are white, pink, lilac or crimson. Family Primulaceae.
cyclamen
cyclamen XVI. — medL. cyclamen, for L. cyclamīnos, -on — Gr. kuklámīnos, perh. f. kúklos circle, CYCLE, with ref. to its bulbous roots.
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