RAMSON


Meaning of RAMSON in English

ˈramzən, -msən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English ramsyn, from Old English hramsan, plural of hramsa; akin to Middle Low German ramese, remese ramson, Old High German ramusia, Swedish, Danish & Norwegian rams ramson, Middle Irish crim garlic, Greek kremyon, kromyon, a kind of onion, Lithuanian kermušė wild garlic

1. : a broad-leaved garlic ( Allium ursinum ) common in European gardens

2. : the bulbous root of the ramson used especially in salads — used chiefly in plural

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