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cyclamen

(sī′klə mən, sik′lə-)

any of a genus (Cyclamen) of plants of the primrose family, having heart-shaped leaves and white, pink, or red flowers with reflexed petals

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noun

Any of various plants of the genus Cyclamen, especially a Mediterranean species (C. persicum) widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and showy, variously colored flowers with reflexed petals.

Origin: New Latin Cyclamen, genus name, from Latin cyclamīnos, from Greek kuklamīnos, probably from kuklos, circle, wheel (perhaps from its bulbous roots); see cycle .

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