rampion
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Medieval Latin rapuntium from Latin rapunculus, diminutive of rapum (“turnip”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rampion (countable and uncountable, plural rampions)
- A species of bellflower with roots and leaves formerly used in salads, Campanula rapunculus.
- 1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 254:
- 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.
- Any of several flowering plants of the genus Phyteuma, within the family Campanulaceae.
Translations[edit]
Campanula rapunculus
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