rampion
/ram-pee-uhn/US // ˈræm pi ən //UK // (ˈræmpɪən) //
匝道,匝数,匝道导弹,匝道口
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, of the bellflower family, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- : any related plant of the genus Phyteuma, having heads or spikes of blue flowers.
Examples
Rampion, ram′pi-on, n. a perennial plant with esculent root.
My wife saw your rampion from the window, and felt such a longing for it that she would have died if she had not got some to eat.'
Rampion, phyteuma spicata, was formerly used in like manner.
And in the kitchen-garden at Castlewood no rampion would she allow while she lived.
It possesses a nutty flavor; but is inferior to the true Rampion, having a slight pungency.
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