cyclamen
IPA: saɪkɫˈeɪmʌn
noun
- Any of various flowering plants, of the genus Cyclamen, widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and solitary flowers.
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Examples of "cyclamen" in Sentences
- It is one of the tenderest cyclamen species.
- Examples include cyclamen, gloxinia and celeriac.
- It is the only cyclamen growing in alpine tundra.
- The cyclamen is also the national flower of Israel.
- The valley is famous for the blooming wild cyclamen flowers.
- Cyclamen species flower either in winter and spring or in autumn.
- Cultivars of this species are the commonly seen florist's cyclamen.
- Cultivars of this species are the commonly seen 'florist's cyclamen'.
- The leaves of the Cyclamen are roundish and leathery with variegation.