cyclamen means any of various primulaceous flowering plants, of the genus Cyclamen, widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and solitary flowers. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.
Etymology
Borrowing from New Latin cyclamen, from Latin cyclamīnos.
noun
- Any of various primulaceous flowering plants, of the genus Cyclamen, widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and solitary flowers.“An expectant mother would avoid cyclamen, stepping over it being an ominous sign.”
- A purplish-red colour.“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.”