ramsons
A wild relative of chives, of species Allium ursinum, having edible leaves and rootsA wild relative of chives, of species Allium ursinum, having edible leaves and roots.
» The salmon was seasoned with ramsons and lemongrass.
Meaning
1 senses(plural, usually plural)A wild relative of chives, of species Allium ursinum, having edible leaves and roots.
Bärlauch, Rams
черемша́čeremšá
ле́вурдаlévurda, черемша́čeremšá
- pungent Old World weedy plant
Examples
1 sentencesThe salmon was seasoned with ramsons and lemongrass.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English ramsons, ramsens, rampsons, ramesones, ramsouns, plural of Middle EnglFrom Middle English ramsons, ramsens, rampsons, ramesones, ramsouns, plural of Middle English ramson, ramsen (“wild garlic”), reinterpreted as a singular form, from Old English hramsan, nominative plural of Old English hramsa (“wild garlic”), from Proto-West Germanic *hramusō, from Proto-Germanic *hramusô (“onion; leek”), from Proto-Indo-European *kremus-, *kermus- (“wild garlic; onion”).
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Forms
plural: ramsonsesSynonyms
8 synonyms- pungent Old World weedy plant:wild garlicwood garlicAllium ursinum