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Definition of Ramsons
1. Noun. Pungent Old World weedy 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
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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