The tuberous root of any of several kinds of European cyclamen (genus Cyclamen); (also) any of the plants themselves. Cf. sow-bread, n. a. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > primrose and allied flowers > cyclamen (10) earth applelOE The tuberous root of any of several kinds of European cyclamen (genus Cyclamen); (also) any of the plants themselves. Cf. sow-bread, n. a. Obsolete. dill-nuta1450 an old name of the Earth-nut, Bunium (also, by confusion of ‘pig-nut’ and ‘sow-bread’, taken in the herbals as Cyclamen). swine-bread1526 The tuberous root of any of various Eurasian species of cyclamen; (also) any of these plants; = sow-bread, n. Now historical and rare. rape violet1548 a kind of cyclamen, perhaps Cyclamen purpurascens. cyclamen?1550 A plant of this genus. sow-bread?1550 A plant of the genus Cyclamen, esp. C. europæum, the fleshy tuberous root-stocks of which are eaten by swine. sow's bread1558 = sow-bread, n. lady's seal1592 A kind of cyclamen; cf. rape violet n. at rape, n.5 compounds 2. Obsolete. rare. hog's bread1607 any of several plants eaten by pigs, esp. the European cyclamen, Cyclamen europaeum (also called sowbread); cf. hog meat, n. 1b. sow-wort1838 = sow-bread, n. |
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