rampion

[ ram-pee-uh n ]

/ ˈræm pi ən /

noun

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

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

Nearby words

rampart, rampasture, ramphal, ramphele, rampike, rampion, rampur, ramrod, ramsay, ramsay hunt's syndrome, ramsden eyepiece

Origin of rampion

1565–75; probably alteration of Middle French raiponce < Italian raponzo, derivative of rapa turnip (< Latin rāpa; see rape²)

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Examples from the Web for rampion

Rather than lose my wife I will get some rampion, cost what it will.
Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm|Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
This went on for days, and as she knew she could not get the rampion, she pined away, and grew pale and miserable.
Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm|Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
The Rampion is a biennial plant, indigenous to the south of Europe, and occasionally found in a wild state in England.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America|Fearing Burr
Rampion, phyteuma spicata, was formerly used in like manner.
The Mosaic History of the Creation of the World|Thomas Wood

Rampion, ram′pi-on, n. a perennial plant with esculent root.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for rampion

rampion

/ (ˈræmpɪən) /

noun

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

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

Word Origin for rampion

C16: probably from Old French raiponce, from Old Italian raponzo, from rapa turnip, from Latin rāpum turnip; see rape ²

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