Meanings
nounsowbread (countable and uncountable, plural sowbreads)
plural sowbreads · alternative sow-bread
- countableuncountableCyclamen, plant of the genus Cyclamen.
The root of the cyclamen, sowbread, was used in ancient times as an ingredient in love potions.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 72Synonyms: hog's bread
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nounCyclamen, plant of the genus Cyclamen.
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nouncommon wild European cyclamen with pink flowers
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Cyclamen hederifoliumCyclamen neopolitanum
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Origin
From sow + bread, so named because eaten by swine.
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