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sowbread

[ sou-bred ]

noun

  1. any of several species of cyclamen, especially Cyclamen hederifolium, a low-growing Old World plant having mottled leaves and pink or white flowers.

sowbread

/ ˈsaʊˌbrɛd /

noun

  1. a S European primulaceous plant, Cyclamen hederifolium, with heart-shaped leaves and pink nodding flowers See also cyclamen
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sowbread1

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

Origin of sowbread1

C16: from sow ² + bread , based on Medieval Latin panis porcinus; the tuberous roots are eaten by swine

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