sowbread

sowbread
n. a tuberous plant, Cyclamen hederifolium, with solitary nodding flowers.

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noun
common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers
• Hypernyms: ↑flower
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Cyclamen

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: sow (I) + bread; from the fact that its rootstocks are eaten by swine
: a common wild cyclamen (Cyclamen europeaum) of central Europe having leaves that are dark green spotted with white above and carmine or white flowers : a related European herb (Cyclamen neapolitanum) often cultivated for its showy rose or white flowers

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/sow"bred'/, n.
any of several species of cyclamen, esp. Cyclamen hederifolium, a low-growing Old World plant having mottled leaves and pink or white flowers.
[1540-50; SOW2 + BREAD; so called because the roots are sought after by hogs]

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sowˈbread noun
A cyclamen, esp Cyclamen europaeum, so called because its tubers are eaten by pigs
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Main Entry: ↑sow

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