Definition of Ramsons

1. Noun. Pungent Old World weedy plant.

Exact synonyms: Allium Ursinum, Wild Garlic, Wood Garlic
Generic synonyms: Alliaceous Plant

Definition of Ramsons

1. Noun. (plant) A wild relative of chives, ''Allium ursinum'', having edible leaves and roots. ¹

2. Noun. (plural of ramson) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ramsons

1. ramson [n] - See also: ramson

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ramsons

ramraiding
ramraidings
ramraids
ramrod
ramrodded
ramrodding
ramrods
rams
ramsbeckite
ramscoop
ramscoops
ramshackle
ramshorn
ramshorns
ramson
ramsons
ramstam
ramsted
ramtil
ramtilla
ramtillas
ramtils
ramucirumab
ramular
ramuli
ramulose
ramulous
ramulus
ramus
ramus acetabularis

Literary usage of Ramsons

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"The Ital. riparare is the same word, with the omission of the preposition. See Re-, Em-, and Parapet or Parry. Ramsons, broad-leaved garlic. ..."

2. The Open Air by Richard Jefferies (1885)
"So it is in some counties, but, as I afterwards found, there was not a plant of ramsons, or garlic, throughout the whole of that district. ..."

3. The Scottish Celtic Review (1885)
"... Eng. ramsons (broad- leaved garlic), with loss of initial h. In Dan. rams-log and Swed. rams-lok, log and lok = Eng. leek. 47. ..."

4. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"—MF rem- farer, to put again into a state of defence. — L. re-, again; im- (in), in ; parare, to get ready. See Pare. Ramsons, broad-leaved garlic. ..."

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