/ram"zeuhn, -seuhn/ , n.
1. a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
2. Usually, ramsons . its bulbous root, used as a relish.
[ bef. 1000; ME ramsyn (orig. pl., taken as sing.); OE hramesan, pl. of hramsa broad-leafed garlic; c. Gk krómmyon onion ]