cyclamen

cyclamen
[ˈsɪkləmən]
(复 同单,或 cyclamens)
  1. a European plant of the primrose family, having pink, red, or white flowers with backward-curving petals and widely grown as a winter-flowering pot plant
    仙客来
  2. Genus Cyclamen, family Primulaceae: several species
    仙客来属,报春花科:数种
    ■[mass noun]a pinkish-purple colour
    仙客来粉紫色
语源
  1. modern Latin, from Latin cyclaminos, from Greek kuklaminos, perhaps from kuklos 'circle', with reference to its bulbous roots
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