rampion

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Medieval Latin rapuntium from Latin rapunculus, diminutive of rapum (“turnip”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹæmpɪən/

Noun

rampion (countable and uncountable, plural rampions)

1. A species of bellflower with roots and leaves formerly used in salads, Campanula rapunculus.
   • 1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 254:

     Rampion grown in the cottage garden made the children of the house quarrelsome; breathing deeply into a handful of mint refreshed your senses, but aconite could cause your death.

2. Any of several flowering plants of the genus Phyteuma, within the family Campanulaceae.

Translations

Campanula rapunculus

• Bulgarian: синя камбанка f (sinja kambanka)
• Catalan: repunxons m pl
• French: raiponce (fr) f
• German: Rapunzel (de) f
• Italian: campanula commestibile f, raperonzolo m, raponzolo m
• Polish: dzwonek rapunkuł m, rapunkuł m
• Russian: колоко́льчик рапу́нцель m (kolokólʹčik rapúncelʹ), колоко́льчик ре́пчатый m (kolokólʹčik répčatyj)
• Spanish: rapónchigo m

Phyteuma

• Czech: zvonečník m
• Esperanto: fiteŭmo
• French: raiponce (fr) f
• German: Teufelskralle f
• Hungarian: raponc
• Italian: raponzolo m
• Polish: zerwa (pl) f
• Russian: ко́льник (ru) m (kólʹnik)