Cyclamen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cyclamen is a noun meaning A purplish-red colour.
Meaning
A purplish-red colour.
More Meanings
- Any of various primulaceous flowering plants, of the genus Cyclamen, widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and solitary flowers.
Example Sentences
An expectant mother would avoid cyclamen, stepping over it being an ominous sign.
The root of the cyclamen, sowbread, was used in ancient times as an ingredient in love potions.
An interesting cyclamen was also found here with dark rounded unmarbled leaves, but unfortunately without flowers […]
Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.
Word Forms
- cyclamens
Synonyms for cyclamen
Depending on context, synonyms include sowbread.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sowbread, crocosmia, dieffenbachia, cycas, camia, campanulid.
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