ramsons

British

/ ˈræmzənz, -sənz /

plural noun

a broad-leaved garlic, Allium ursinum , native to Europe and Asia
the bulbous root of this plant, eaten as a relish

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Etymology

Origin of ramsons

Old English hramesa ; related to Middle Low German ramese Norwegian rams

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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 Richard Jefferies

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