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Definition of "rampion" []

  • A biennial Eurasian plant (Campanula rapunculus) having rosette leaves with winged stalks, panicles of lilac-colored flowers, and an edible root used in salads. (noun)
  • Any of various similar plants of the genus Phyteuma. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "rampion" in a sentence
  • "” “Ah, ” she replied, “if I can’t get some of the rampion, which is in the garden behind our house, to eat, I shall die."
  • ""Ah," she replied, "if I can't get some of the rampion, which is in the garden behind our house, to eat, I shall die.""
  • "'Ah,' she replied, 'if I can't eat some of the rampion, which is in the garden behind our house, I shall die.'"