cyclamennoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsɪk.lə.mən/us/ˈsɪk.lə.mən/a small plant with white, pink, purple, or red flowers whose petals turn backwards, and green and silver leaves
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Flowers & flowering plants
- anemone
- antirrhinum
- aster
- aubretia
- begonia
- catkin
- dogwood
- evening primrose
- forget-me-not
- forsythia
- foxglove
- narcissus
- nasturtium
- oleander
- orchid
- pansy
- posy
- wild flower
- wisteria
- woodbine
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Examples from literature
- Cyclamens are still in the height of their beauty.
- Cyclamens should bloom in about fifteen months from seed.
- She set the cyclamen safely in a warm corner.
- The Persian cyclamen is best for the house-gardener to grow.
- The plant was a cyclamen, blood-red and beautiful.