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Cyclamen neopolitanum

Cyclamen neopolitanum

9.9
A small wild plant with pink flowers that grows in woods
  • noun
  • Specialized
: ciclámen neapolitano
  • The woodland path was lined with blooming Cyclamen neopolitanum in the spring.

Examples

  • While hiking in Italy, we spotted several patches of Cyclamen neopolitanum beneath the trees.

  • Gardeners prize Cyclamen neopolitanum for its delicate pink flowers and attractive foliage.

  • I saw a beautiful Cyclamen neopolitanum in the garden.

  • Have you ever grown Cyclamen neopolitanum at home?

  • Gardeners prize Cyclamen neopolitanum for its delicate pink flowers and attractive foliage.

  • The woodland path was lined with blooming Cyclamen neopolitanum in the spring.

  • While hiking in Italy, we spotted several patches of Cyclamen neopolitanum beneath the trees.

Surface Forms

Cyclamen neopolitanum singular
Cyclamen neopolitanums plural

Morphology

Cyclamen + neopolitanum

This is a Linnaean binomial: 'Cyclamen' clearly identifies the genus so a learner who knows that word can infer the expression refers to a particular type/species of cyclamen. However the second element 'neopolitanum' is a Latin epithet (not a standard English word and absent from the dictionary entry) whose specific sense (‘Neapolitan’/from Naples) is not obvious to a B1 learner, so the precise nuance is not fully predictable.

Etymology

Cyclamen neopolitanum probably comes from two parts: Cyclamen, from a Greek word meaning 'round' for the plant's round root, and neopolitanum, a Latin word meaning 'from Naples'. So the name tells us this is a cyclamen that grows near Naples, which fits the wild European plant found in woodlands.