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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Sow, n.² [Appar. f. Sow n.¹ Cf. e.m.E. sowbread (c1550), sowe fenill (1578), sowbane (1657), as names of plants (OED Sow n.¹ 8 b).] A plant of the genus Sedum. —a1646 Wedderburn Voc. (1709) 12.
Rapum, a neip. Sedum majus, a sow