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sow⋅bread

  [sou-bred]
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–noun
any of several species of cyclamen, esp. Cyclamen hederifolium, a low-growing Old World plant having mottled leaves and pink or white flowers.
Origin:
1540–50; sow 2 + bread; so called because the roots are sought after by hogs
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sow·bread   (sou'brěd')   
n.  The cyclamen.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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