Cyclamen

Definitions

1. Any of various primulaceous flowering plants, of the genus Cyclamen, widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and solitary flowers.
2. A purplish-red colour.

Equivalents

Examples

“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 […]”

“Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form⟳ a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.”

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