| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cy·cla·men |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  s  kl -mn, s kl- |
| NOUN: | Any of various plants of the genus Cyclamen, especially a Mediterranean species (C. persicum) widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and showy, variously colored flowers with reflexed petals. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin Cyclamen, genus name, from Latin cyclamnos, from Greek kuklamnos, probably from kuklos, circle, wheel (perhaps from its bulbous roots). See cycle.
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