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cyclamen

cy·cla·men [ síkləmən ] (plural cy·cla·mens)


noun 
Definition:
 
flowering plant with heart-shaped leaves: a small plant with heart-shaped leaves that grows wild under trees in parts of Europe, and is also cultivated. Flowers: white, pink. Genus Cyclamen.

[Mid-16th century. Via Latin cyclaminos< Greek kuklaminos, probably < kuklos "circle"; from its bulbous root]

cy·cla·men adjective
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