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cyclamen noun. M16.
[medieval Latin from Latin cyclaminos, -on from Greek kuklaminos, perh. from kuklos circle, with ref. to the bulbous roots of the plant.]
Any of various plants of the Eurasian genus Cyclamen, of the primrose family, usu. with reflexed twisted petals and including several kinds cultivated as pot plants. M16.
A pink colour characteristic of some cyclamen flowers. E20.