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rampion definition

ram·pion (ram′pē ən)

noun

a European bellflower (Campanula rapunculus) with thick, fleshy, white roots that are used with the leaves in salads or cooked, esp. formerly, as a vegetable

Etymology: altered < ? Fr raiponce, It raponzolo < ML rapunculus, dim. < L rapum, turnip: see rape

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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