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klə noun
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.
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cyclamen (ˈsɪkləmən, -ˌmɛn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also sowbread any Old World plant of the primulaceous genus Cyclamen, having nodding white, pink, or red flowers, with reflexed petals |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of a dark reddish-purple colour |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin, from Latin cyclamīnos, from Greek kuklaminos, probably from kuklos circle, referring to the bulb-like roots] | |
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Word Origin & History
cyclamen
c.1550, from M.L. cyclamen, from L. cyclaminos, from Gk. kyklaminos, from kyklos "circle" (see cycle). So called in reference to the bulbous shape of the root.
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Example sentences
Now that colder weather is upon us, the gaily colorful cyclamen is showing up at garden centers, florists and other stores.
White cyclamen appear to flutter above silvery dusty-miller foliage and eucalyptus pods.
Cyclamen falls into the toxic category because it can cause gastric upset if ingested.
The long bike rides with stops to pick wild strawberries or sweet-smelling cyclamen.
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