sowbread
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sowbread /ˈsaʊbrɛd/
▶noun a cyclamen with pale pink or white flowers and leaves that do not appear until late summer after flowering, native to southern Eurasia. [Cyclamen hederifolium.]
– origin C16: so named because the roots are reputedly eaten by wild boars in Sicily.
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