ramsons
Britishplural noun
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a broad-leaved garlic, Allium ursinum , native to Europe and Asia
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the bulbous root of this plant, eaten as a relish
Etymology
Origin of ramsons
Old English hramesa ; related to Middle Low German ramese Norwegian rams
Example Sentences
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So it is in some counties, but, as I afterwards found, there was not a plant of ramsons, or garlic, throughout the whole of that district.
From The Open Air by Jefferies, Richard
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