- rampion
- ram·pi·on
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rampion — [ram′pē ən] n. [altered < ? Fr raiponce, It raponzolo < ML rapunculus, dim. < L rapum, turnip: see RAPE2] a European bellflower (Campanula rapunculus) with thick, fleshy, white roots that are used with the leaves in salads or cooked, esp … English World dictionary
rampion — /ram pee euhn/, n. 1. a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad. 2. any related plant of the genus Phyteuma, having heads or spikes of blue flowers. [1565 75; prob. alter. of MF… … Universalium
rampion — glaudenė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šeima. Katilėliniai – Campanulaceae Juss. atitikmenys: lot. Phyteuma angl. horned rampion; mixedflower; rampion vok. Rapunzel; Teufelskralle rus. кольник; фитеума lenk. zerwa … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
rampion — storašaknis katilėlis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Katilėlinių šeimos daržovinis augalas (Campanula rapunculus), paplitęs Afrikoje, pietų ir vidurio Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Campanula rapunculus angl. rampion šaltinis Valstybinės… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
rampion bellflower — noun bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad • Syn: ↑rampion, ↑Campanula rapunculus • Hypernyms: ↑campanula, ↑bellflower … Useful english dictionary
rampion — noun Any of several flowering plants of the genus Phyteuma, within the family Campanulaceae … Wiktionary
rampion — [ rampɪən] noun a blue flowered bellflower, some kinds of which have a root that can be eaten in salads. [Campanula rapunculus (Mediterranean) and genus Phyteuma.] Origin C16: from a var. of med. L. rapuncium; cf. Ger. Rapunzel lamb s lettuce … English new terms dictionary
rampion — /ˈræmpiən/ (say rampeeuhn) noun a European campanula, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used for salad. {compare Italian ramponzolo} …
rampion — n. kind of campanula with root used in salad … Dictionary of difficult words
