ramsons

English

Etymology

From Old English hramsan, nominative plural of hramsa, reinterpreted as a singular form.

Noun

ramsons

1. (botany) A wild relative of chives, Allium ursinum, having edible leaves and roots.
2. Plural form of ramson

Synonyms

• (wild garlic): buckrams, wild garlic, broad-leaved garlic, wood garlic, bear's garlic

Translations

Allium ursinum

• Estonian: karulauk (et)
• Finnish: karhunlaukka (fi)
• French: ail des ours (fr) m
• German: Bärlauch (de) m, Rams (de) m (Bavarian)

• Hungarian: medvehagyma (hu)
• Romanian: leurdă (ro) f
• Russian: черемша (ru) (čer'emšá) f

See also

• Allium ursinum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Allium ursinum
• Allium ursinum on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Allium ursinum

Anagrams

• ransoms