rampion
[ ram-pee-uh n ]
/ ˈræm pi ən /
noun
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
any related plant of the genus Phyteuma, having heads or spikes of blue flowers.
Origin of rampion
1565–75; probably alteration of Middle French
raiponce < Italian
raponzo, derivative of
rapa turnip (< Latin
rāpa; see
rape2)
Words nearby rampion
rampart,
rampasture,
ramphal,
ramphele,
rampike,
rampion,
rampur,
ramrod,
ramsay,
ramsay hunt's syndrome,
ramsden eyepiece
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British Dictionary definitions for rampion
rampion
/ (ˈræmpɪən) /
noun
a campanulaceous plant, Campanula rapunculus, native to Europe and Asia, that has clusters of bluish flowers and an edible white tuberous root used in salads
any of several plants of the related genus Phyteuma that are native to Europe and Asia and have heads of blue flowers
Word Origin for rampion
C16: probably from Old French
raiponce, from Old Italian
raponzo, from
rapa turnip, from Latin
rāpum turnip; see
rape ²