rampion noun. ['rampɪǝn] L16.
[from Proto-Romance var. of medieval Latin rapuncium, rapontium (Italian raperonzo, French raiponce; cf. German Rapunzel), app. from Latin rapum RAPE noun³.]
1. A kind of bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, of which the white tuberous roots are sometimes used as a salad. Also rampion bellflower. L16.

2. A plant of the related genus Phyteuma, the members of which have heads or spikes of curved tubular blue, violet, or white flowers; esp. (more fully round-headed rampion) P. orbiculare, of dry grassland, esp. chalk downs in southern England. M18.

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