Definition of Ramson

1. n. A broad-leaved species of garlic (Allium ursinum), common in European gardens; -- called also buckram.

Definition of Ramson

1. Noun. A plant, ''Allium ursinum'', a wild relative of chives and garlic. ¹

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Definition of Ramson

1. a broad-leaved garlic [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ramson

1. A broad-leaved species of garlic (Allium ursinum), common in European gardens. Synonym: buckram. Origin: AS. Hramsan, pl, akin to G. Rams, Sw. Rams, ramslok; cf. Gr. Onion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ramson

ramraided
ramraiding
ramraidings
ramraids
ramrod
ramrodded
ramrodding
ramrods
rams
ramsbeckite
ramscoop
ramscoops
ramshackle
ramshorn
ramshorns
ramson (current term)
ramsons
ramstam
ramsted
ramtil
ramtilla
ramtillas
ramtils
ramucirumab
ramular
ramuli
ramulose
ramulous
ramulus
ramus

Literary usage of Ramson

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"... Which stuck in entries, or about the liar These ramson'i branches «re, That holds the door fast, ..."

2. Annual Report by New Hampshire Railroad Commissioners (1908)
"Witnesses: Samuel G. ramson, North Walpole, NH A few minutes before 11 o'clock on the ... Samuel G. ramson and Henry H. Lynch were two of the brake- men, ..."

3. Rifle Shots and Bugle Notes: Or, the National Military Album of Sketches of by Joseph A. Joel, Lewis R. Stegman (1883)
"I were a party of artillerymen, rough Western men for the most part, although ramson, our sergeant, was a fine-featured, delicate-handed fellow, ..."

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