cyclamenn.
/ˈsɪkləmɛn/ 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 sow-bread n.
b. A plant of this genus.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > primrose and allied flowers > cyclamen
earth applelOE
dill-nuta1450
swine-bread1526
rape violet1548
cyclamen?1550
sow-bread?1550
sow's bread1558
lady's seal1592
hog's bread1607
sow-wort1838
?1550 H. Llwyd tr. Pope John XXI Treasury of Healthe (1585) N ij Ye rote of Ciclamin.
1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. xi. 329 Of Sowbread..There be two sortes of Cyclamen, as Dioscorides writeth.
1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Cyclamen The way of planting Cyclamens, is to put their Bulbs two Inches deep in the Ground.
1830 J. Lindley Introd. 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.
1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits i. 13 He praised the beautiful cyclamen which grows all about Florence.
c. The shade of colour characteristic of the red or pink cyclamen flower.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun] > shades of red > pale red or pink > bright pink
strawberry pink1675
crevette1884
shrimp1895
flamingo1897
cyclamen1923
shocking pink1938
1923 Daily Mail 29 Jan. 1 In shades of Powder Blue..Cyclamen,..Flamingo, Pink.
1926 Spectator 24 Apr. 750/2 Sleeveless cardigan, in various shades of cyclamen, rose marie and saxe.
1960 Harper's Bazaar Aug. 80/2 Cyclamen rayon satin.
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