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Definition of rampion in English: rampionnoun ˈrampɪənˈræmpiən A Eurasian plant of the bellflower family, some kinds of which have a root that can be eaten in salads. ('horned rampion') a grassland plant with dense rounded flower heads of inward curving, typically blue, tubular flowers (genus Phyteuma, family Campanulaceae). a Mediterranean plant with a long, narrow spike of bluish flowers and a thick taproot (Campanula rapunculus, family Campanulaceae). Example sentencesExamples - ‘How can you dare,’ said she with angry look, ‘descend into my garden and steal my rampion like a thief?’.
- However, like many other root vegetables, the rampion lost popularity as the potato gained acceptance.
Origin Late 16th century: from a variant of medieval Latin rapuncium; compare with German Rapunzel 'lamb's lettuce'. Rhymes Campion, champion, Grampian, tampion Definition of rampion in US English: rampionnounˈræmpiənˈrampēən A Eurasian plant of the bellflower family, some kinds of which have a root that can be eaten in salads. ('horned rampion') a grassland plant with dense, rounded flower heads of inward curving, typically blue, tubular flowers (genus Phyteuma, family Campanulaceae) a Mediterranean plant with a long narrow spike of bluish flowers and a thick taproot (Campanula rapunculus, family Campanulaceae) Example sentencesExamples - However, like many other root vegetables, the rampion lost popularity as the potato gained acceptance.
- ‘How can you dare,’ said she with angry look, ‘descend into my garden and steal my rampion like a thief?’.
Origin Late 16th century: from a variant of medieval Latin rapuncium; compare with German Rapunzel ‘lamb's lettuce’. |