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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
rampion n 1: bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad [syn: rampion, rampion bellflower, Campanula rapunculus] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Rampion \Ram"pi*on\ (r[a^]m"p[i^]*[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. raiponce, Sp. ruiponce, reponche, L. raperonzo, NL. rapuntium, fr. L. rapum, rapa, a turnip, rape. Cf. Rape a plant.] (Bot.) A plant (Campanula Rapunculus) of the Bellflower family, with a tuberous esculent root; -- also called ramps. [1913 Webster] Note: The name is sometimes given to plants of the genus Phyteuma, herbs of the Bellflower family, and to the American evening primrose ([OE]nothera biennis), which has run wild in some parts of Europe. [1913 Webster] | ||
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