sowbread

Cyclamen, plant of the genus Cyclamen.

Noun

  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

Origin

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

Forms

sowbreads sow-bread