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sowbread

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

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noun

common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers

• Syn: ↑Cyclamen hederifolium, ↑Cyclamen neopolitanum

• 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

Useful english dictionary. 2012.