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sowbread

sowbread noun: cyclamen, plant of the genus Cyclamen.

Noun

sowbread (countable and uncountable, plural sowbreads)

  1. Cyclamen, 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 72
    Synonyms:
    hog's bread

sowbread meaning in Tamil

sowbread in Tamil

பன்றிக்குணவாகும் கிழங்குச் செடிவகை

Synonyms of sowbread

Forms of sowbread

pluralsowbreads
alternative formsow-bread

Origin of sowbread

From sow + bread, so named because eaten by swine.

Questions about sowbread

What does sowbread mean?
Sowbread means cyclamen, plant of the genus Cyclamen.
What is sowbread in Tamil?
Sowbread in Tamil is பன்றிக்குணவாகும் கிழங்குச் செடிவகை. See Sowbread meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sowbread?
Sowbread is a noun.
What is the plural of sowbread?
The plural of sowbread is sowbreads.

Words near sowbread in the dictionary

  1. sowback
  2. sowbacks
  3. sowbane
  4. sowbellies
  5. sowbelly
  6. sowbread
  7. sowbreads
  8. sowbug
  9. sowbugs
  10. sowcar
  11. sowcars

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