ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷mə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: Italian ciclamina, blend of ciclamino cyclamen (from New Latin cyclamin-, cyclamen ) and -ina -in
: a white amorphous saponin constituting the active principle of the root of a cyclamen ( Cyclamen europaeum ) and formerly used as an emetic and purgative