ramson
[ ram-zuhn, -suhn ]
noun
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
Usually ramsons. its bulbous root, used as a relish.
Origin of ramson
1before 1000; Middle English ramsyn (originally plural, taken as singular); Old English hramesan, plural of hramsa broad-leafed garlic; cognate with Greek krómmyon onion
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How to use ramson in a sentence
ramson Young started an old-time school play of snapping the whip.
Looking Back | Merrick Abner Richardson"ramson says that regular black beetles are out of season, sir," he reported.
Average Jones | Samuel Hopkins AdamsMy mammy's name was Margaret, and she was born under the ramson's, back in Tennessee.
Slave Narratives, Oklahoma | Various
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