rampion

American  

[ram-pee-uhn] / ˈræm pi ən /

noun

1. a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, of the bellflower family, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.

2. any related plant of the genus Phyteuma, having heads or spikes of blue flowers.

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rampion British  

/ ˈræmpɪən /

noun

1. a campanulaceous plant, Campanula rapunculus , native to Europe and Asia, that has clusters of bluish flowers and an edible white tuberous root used in salads

2. any of several plants of the related genus Phyteuma that are native to Europe and Asia and have heads of blue flowers

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Etymology

Origin of rampion

First recorded in 1565–75; probably alteration of Middle French raiponce, from Italian raponzo, derivative of rapa “turnip”; see origin at rape ²)

Example Sentences

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rampion

The man, who loved her, thought: 'Sooner than let your wife die, bring her some of the rampion yourself, let it cost what it will.'

From Grimm's Fairy Tales by Wilhelm Grimm

Several unfamiliar species of orchis may be found and also the rare and beautiful rampion, "The Pride of Sussex."

From Seaward Sussex The South Downs from End to End by Edric Holmes

One day the woman stood at the window overlooking the garden, and saw there a bed full of the finest rampion: the leaves looked so fresh and green that she longed to eat them.

From The Red Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

And in the kitchen-garden at Castlewood no rampion would she allow while she lived.

From Erema — My Father's Sin by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore

How can't thou dare," said she with angry look, "to descend into my garden and steal my rampion like a thief?

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English by Various