sowbread
sowbread · sowbreads
Cyclamen, plant of the genus CyclamenCyclamen, plant of the genus Cyclamen.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Cyclamen, plant of the genus Cyclamen.
More definitions
- common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers
Origin
From sow + bread, so named because eaten by swine.From sow + bread, so named because eaten by swine.
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Forms
plural: sowbreadsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers:Cyclamen hederifoliumCyclamen neopolitanum
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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