Swine-bread
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Swine-bread is a noun meaning Any plant of the genus Cyclamen.
Meaning
Any plant of the genus Cyclamen.
More Meanings
- (obsolete, rustic) A plant of species Conopodium majus or its tuber.
- (obsolete, rustic) A truffle, Tuber fungus.
Example Sentences
'Tis not ſo hard a Task to know the delicious Earth-Apples or Swine-bread, that are ſo cheap in this Country;
The fondness of swine for the roots originated the English as well as some of the continental names of the plant. Swine-bread is an old name for it; and the French call it Pain de Porceau, or, as it is provincially termed, Pain de pur.
Word Forms
- swine-breads
- swinebread
Synonyms for swine-bread
Depending on context, synonyms include groundbread, sowbread, kippernut, arnut, jarnut, hawknut.
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