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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪkləmən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsaɪkləmən, -ˌmɛn, ˈsɪklə-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sī′klə mən, -men′, sik′lə-)

cy•cla•men /ˈsaɪkləmən, -ˌmɛn, ˈsɪklə-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Plant Biologya plant of the primrose family, having white, purple, or red flowers.

cy•cla•men (sī′klə mən, -men′, sik′lə-),USA pronunciation n.

Plant Biologyany 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.

Greek kyklámīnos bulbous plant, akin to kýklos cycle
Neo-Latin, Medieval Latin
1540–50

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cyclamen /ˈsɪkləmən; -ˌmɛn/ n

any Old World plant of the primulaceous genus Cyclamen, having nodding white, pink, or red flowers, with reflexed petals

adj

of a dark reddish-purple colour

Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin, from Latin cyclamīnos, from Greek kuklaminos, probably from kuklos circle, referring to the bulb-like roots

'cyclamen' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

cyclamen aldehyde - primrose family - sowbread

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