Cyclamen Definition

sīklə-mən, sĭklə-
cyclamens
noun
cyclamens
Any of a genus (Cyclamen) of plants of the primrose family, having heart-shaped leaves and white, pink, or red flowers with reflexed petals.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Cyclamen purpurascens
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Cyclamineae — the cyclamens.

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Other Word Forms of Cyclamen

Noun

Singular:
cyclamen
Plural:
cyclamens

Origin of Cyclamen

  • New Latin Cyclamen genus name from Latin cyclamīnos from Greek kuklamīnos probably from kuklos circle, wheel (perhaps from its bulbous roots) cycle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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