sowbread

American

[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.

sowbread British

/ ˈsaʊˌbrɛd /

noun

a S European primulaceous plant, Cyclamen hederifolium, with heart-shaped leaves and pink nodding flowers See also cyclamen

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Etymology

Origin of sowbread

1540–50; sow ² + bread; so called because the roots are sought after by hogs

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