ramson
American
[ram-zuhn, -suhn]
/ ˈræm zən, -sən /
noun
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a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
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Usually ramsons. its bulbous root, used as a relish.
Etymology
Origin of ramson
before 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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