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cyclamen

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪkləmən/

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Definition of cyclamen

noun (plural same or cyclamens)

  • a European plant of the primrose family, having pink, red, or white flowers with backward-curving petals and grown as a winter-flowering pot plant.
    • Genus Cyclamen, family Primulaceae: several species
  • [mass noun] a pinkish-purple colour.

Origin:

modern Latin, from Latin cyclaminos, from Greek kuklaminos, perhaps from kuklos 'circle', with reference to its bulbous roots

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