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Word entry · 8 letters

cyclamen

Best crossword clue

"Potted flowering plant"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPart of speech nounSorted accelmnyStarts with CEnds with N1 clues
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Definitions

  1. A flowering plant with patterned leaves and swept-back pink, purple, or white petals.

Word origin

Borrowing from New Latin cyclamen, from Latin cyclamīnos.

Used in a sentence

  • “An expectant mother would avoid cyclamen, stepping over it being an ominous sign.”
  • “The root of the cyclamen, sowbread, was used in ancient times as an ingredient in love potions.”
  • “An interesting cyclamen was also found here with dark rounded unmarbled leaves, but unfortunately without flowers […]”

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