cyc|la|men

cyc|la|men
cyc|la|men «SIHK luh mehn», noun.
any one of a group of plants with heart-shaped leaves and showy white, purple, pink, or crimson flowers, whose five petals bend backward. It belongs to the primrose family.
[< New Latin Cyclamen < Latin cyclamīnos < Greek kyklámīnos a species of cyclamen]

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