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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
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| cyclamen (ˈsɪkləmən, -ˌmɛn) | |
| —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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