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Definition of German rampion
1. Noun. A coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe.
Lexicographical Neighbors of German Rampion
Literary usage of German rampion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants by Sir Joseph Paxton (1834)
"Lippold says they have been long used as a culinary vegetable, under the name of
German rampion. It was from this species that the genus took the name of ..."
2. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1875)
"... German rampion; the root is 10 to 12 in. long, sometimes with lateral fibres
and very white OERSTED, ..."
3. The Horticultural Register by Sir Joseph Paxton, Joseph Harrison (1833)
"Lippold says they have been long used as a culinary vegetable, under the name of
German rampion. It was from this species that the genus took the name of ..."
4. The Market Assistant: Containing a Brief Description of Every Article of by Thomas Farrington De Voe (1867)
"There is another species called German rampion or evening primrose, which is a
common plant in this country, growing on the roadsides and pastures; ..."
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