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单词 rampion
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Definition of rampion in English:

rampion

noun ˈrampɪənˈræmpiən
  • A Eurasian plant of the bellflower family, some kinds of which have a root that can be eaten in salads.

    匍匐风铃草;牧根草

    ('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:

rampion

nounˈræmpiənˈrampēən
  • A Eurasian plant of the bellflower family, some kinds of which have a root that can be eaten in salads.

    匍匐风铃草;牧根草

    ('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’.

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