cyclamen

/'sikləmən/

Thân thiện

A pink cyclamen blooms in a terracotta pot on the sunny windowsill.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A flowering plant of the genus Cyclamen, native to the Mediterranean region and widely cultivated as a houseplant. It is characterized by its showy, dark green leaves often marked with silver patterns and its distinctive nodding flowers with reflexed (backward-curving) petals, which come in shades of white, pink, or red.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • She received a beautiful pink cyclamen as a gift.
  • The cyclamen on the windowsill bloomed throughout the winter.
  • This variety of cyclamen has particularly striking silver markings on its leaves.

Advanced Usage

• Botanical Context: In botanical or horticultural contexts, "cyclamen" refers specifically to plants within the genus , which are perennial tuberous plants.
  • The study focused on the dormancy period of the cyclamen tuber.

Variants and Related Words

• Cyclamen persicum (n): The most common species cultivated as a florist's cyclamen or houseplant.
  • Most potted cyclamen sold in stores are Cyclamen persicum hybrids.

Synonyms

• Sowbread (n): A common name for cyclamen, historically referring to the belief that pigs would eat the tubers.
  • In some regions, cyclamen is traditionally called sowbread.

Different Meanings

• The word "cyclamen" refers exclusively to the plant. It does not have other common metaphorical or idiomatic meanings.

Idioms

• There are no common idioms in English that feature the word "cyclamen."

Phrasal Verbs

• There are no phrasal verbs associated with the word "cyclamen."

Học thuật

Noun

1. Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals

Từ đồng nghĩa

• cyclamen purpurascens