Etymology

cyclamen

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Today it means: Any of various primulaceous flowering plants, of the genus Cyclamen, widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and solitary flowers. Full definition →

New Latin cyclamen ← Latin cyclamīnos
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  1. Latin · derived fromcyclamīnos
  2. New Latin · derived fromcyclamen
  3. English todaycyclamen

Borrowing from New Latin cyclamen, from Latin cyclamīnos.

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