CYCLAMEN


Meaning of CYCLAMEN in English

ˈsīkləmən also ˈsik- noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kyklaminos, kyklamis ( Cyclamen graecum ), probably from kyklos circle, wheel — more at wheel

1. capitalized : a small genus of widely cultivated Eurasian plants (family Primulaceae) having centrally depressed rounded tubers, basal leaves, and nodding white, pink, or purplish flowers with reflexed petals

2. -s

a. : a plant or flower of the genus Cyclamen

b. : shooting star

3. -s : a very dark reddish purple

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.