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sowbread
[ sou-bred ]
/ ˈsaʊˌbrɛd /
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noun
any of several species of cyclamen, especially Cyclamen hederifolium, a low-growing Old World plant having mottled leaves and pink or white flowers.
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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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