cyclamen
any low-growing plant of the genus Cyclamen, belonging to the primrose family, having tuberous rootstocks and nodding white, purple, pink, or crimson flowers with reflexed petals.
Origin of cyclamen
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How to use cyclamen in a sentence
Cyclamens may be grown from seed sown in April or September in soil containing a large proportion of sand and leaf-mold.
The Practical Garden-Book | C. E. HunnHardy Ferns are grateful for the coolness of their northern flanks, and Cyclamens are happy on the ledges.
Wood and Garden | Gertrude JekyllFor flowers have pink begonias (very pretty and effective), carnations, roses, azaleas or cyclamens.
Breakfasts and Teas | Paul PierceAfterwards we sat to draw, looking down upon that loveliest of lakes and woods full of cyclamens and anemones.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6 | Augustus J. C. HareCyclamens in pots will pay for an occasional dose of weak manure water.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition | Sutton and Sons
British Dictionary definitions for cyclamen
/ (ˈsɪkləmən, -ˌmɛn) /
any Old World plant of the primulaceous genus Cyclamen, having nodding white, pink, or red flowers, with reflexed petals: See also sowbread
of a dark reddish-purple colour
Origin of cyclamen
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