sowbread
[ sou-bred ]
/ ˈsaʊˌbrɛd /
noun
any of several species of cyclamen, especially Cyclamen hederifolium, a low-growing Old World plant having mottled leaves and pink or white flowers.
Words nearby sowbread
sow one's wild oats, sow thistle, sow wild oats, sowback, sowbelly, sowbread, sowcar, sowens, soweto, sown, sox
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British Dictionary definitions for sowbread
sowbread
/ (ˈsaʊˌbrɛd) /
noun
a S European primulaceous plant, Cyclamen hederifolium, with heart-shaped leaves and pink nodding flowersSee also cyclamen (def. 1)
Word Origin for sowbread
C16: from sow ² + bread, based on Medieval Latin panis porcinus; the tuberous roots are eaten by swine
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