rampion

rampion
[ˈrampɪən]
noun
  1. a Eurasian plant of the bellflower family, some kinds of which have a root that can be eaten in salads
    匍匐风铃草;牧根草
  2. a Mediterranean plant with a long, narrow spike of bluish flowers and a thick taproot (Campanula rapunculus, family Campanulaceae) horned rampiona grassland plant with dense rounded flower heads of inward curving, typically blue, tubular flowers (genus Phyteuma, family Campanulaceae)
    地中海风铃草(拉丁名Campanula rapunculus,桔梗科) 牧根草(牧根草属,桔梗科)
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from a variant of medieval Latin rapuncium; compare with German Rapunzel 'lamb's lettuce'
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