rampion
/ˈɹæmpɪən/
rampion noun: a species of bellflower with roots and leaves formerly used in salads, Campanula rapunculus.
Noun
rampion (countable and uncountable, plural rampions)
- A species of bellflower with roots and leaves formerly used in salads, Campanula rapunculus.
- Rampion grown in the cottage garden made the children of the house quarrelsome; breathing deeply into a handful of mint refreshed your senses, but aconite could cause your death.1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 254
- Any of several flowering plants of the genus Phyteuma, within the family Campanulaceae.
Forms of rampion
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Origin of rampion
Ultimately from Medieval Latin rapuntium from Latin rapunculus, diminutive of rapum (“turnip”)
Words formed from rampion
Questions about rampion
- What does rampion mean?
- Rampion means a species of bellflower with roots and leaves formerly used in salads, Campanula rapunculus.
- What part of speech is rampion?
- Rampion is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rampion?
- Rampion is pronounced /ˈɹæmpɪən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rampion?
- The plural of rampion is rampions.
Words near rampion in the dictionary
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