"swine-bread" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: swine-breads [plural], swinebread [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} swine-bread (countable and uncountable, plural swine-breads)
  1. Any plant of the genus Cyclamen. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Celery family plants, Primrose family plants, Root vegetables Synonyms: hog's bread, groundbread, sowbread
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  2. (obsolete, rustic) A plant of species Conopodium majus or its tuber. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Celery family plants, Primrose family plants, Root vegetables Synonyms: kippernut, arnut, jarnut, hawknut, earth chestnut, groundnut, earthnut, pignut, hognut, Saint Anthony's nut
    Sense id: en-swine-bread-en-noun-ZpkfIrlO Disambiguation of Celery family plants: 32 30 38 Disambiguation of Primrose family plants: 39 39 22 Disambiguation of Root vegetables: 34 33 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 43 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 42 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 39 21
  3. (obsolete, rustic) A truffle, Tuber fungus. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Celery family plants, Pezizales order fungi, Primrose family plants, Root vegetables
    Sense id: en-swine-bread-en-noun-10P9mCjs Disambiguation of Celery family plants: 32 30 38 Disambiguation of Pezizales order fungi: 27 25 48 Disambiguation of Primrose family plants: 39 39 22 Disambiguation of Root vegetables: 34 33 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 43 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 42 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 39 21

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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