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Cyc"la*men (s?k"l?-m?n), n. [NL.,
fr. Gr. kykla`minos, kyklami`s.]
(Bot.) A genus of plants of the Primrose family,
having depressed rounded corms, and pretty nodding flowers with
the petals so reflexed as to point upwards, whence it is called
rabbits' ears. It is also called sow bread, because
hogs are said to eat the corms.

Cyc"la*min (-m?n), n. A white
amorphous substance, regarded as a glucoside, extracted from the
corm of Cyclamen Europæum.

Cy"clas (s?"kl?s), n. [Cf.
Ciclatoun.] A long gown or surcoat (cut off in
front), worn in the Middle Ages. It was sometimes embroidered or
interwoven with gold. Also, a rich stuff from which the gown was
made.

Cy"cle (s?"k'l), n. [F.
ycle, LL. cyclus, fr. Gr. ky`klos ring
or circle, cycle; akin to Skr. cakra wheel, circle. See
Wheel.] 1. An imaginary circle or
orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres.


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