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cyclamen|ˈsɪkləmɛn|
Also (6 ciclamin), 7 cyclamine, siclamine, (8 ciclament).
[med. and mod.L. cyclamen, L. cyclamīnos or -on, Gr. κυκλάµινος (also κυκλαµίς), ? f. κύκλ-ος circle, with reference to the shape of the bulbous root.]
a. A genus of Primulaceæ, belonging to Southern Europe, cultivated for their handsome early-blooming flowers; the fleshy root-stocks are greedily sought after by swine, whence the name sowbread.
b. A plant of this genus.
c1550Lloyd Treas. Health (1585) N ij, Y⊇ rote of Ciclamin. 1578Lyte Dodoens iii. xi. 329 Of Sowbread..There be two sortes of Cyclamen, as Dioscorides writeth. 1727Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Cyclamen, The way of planting Cyclamens, is to put their Bulbs two Inches deep in the Ground. 1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 226 The root of Cyclamen is famous for its acridity; yet this is the principal food of the wild boars of Sicily. 1856Emerson Eng. Traits, First visit to Eng. Wks. (Bohn) II. 3 He praised the beautiful cyclamen which grows all about Florence.
c. The shade of colour characteristic of the red or pink cyclamen flower.
1923Daily Mail 29 Jan. 1 In shades of Powder Blue..Cyclamen,..Flamingo, Pink. 1926Spectator 24 Apr. 750/2 Sleeveless cardigan, in various shades of cyclamen, rose marie and saxe. 1960Harper's Bazaar Aug. 80/2 Cyclamen rayon satin. |