Ramps

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rampion \Ram"pi*on\ (r[a^]m"p[i^]*[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. raiponce,
     Sp. ruiponce, reponche, L. raperonzo, NL. rapuntium, fr. L.
     rapum, rapa, a turnip, rape. Cf. {Rape} a plant.] (Bot.)
     A plant ({Campanula Rapunculus}) of the Bellflower family,
     with a tuberous esculent root; -- also called {ramps}.
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     Note: The name is sometimes given to plants of the genus
           {Phyteuma}, herbs of the Bellflower family, and to the
           American evening primrose ({[OE]nothera biennis}),
           which has run wild in some parts of Europe.
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