Meanings
singular ramson
- pluralplural normallyA wild relative of chives, of species Allium ursinum, having edible leaves and roots.
Synonyms: buckram, wild garlic, broad-leaved garlic, wood garlic, bear garlic, bear's garlic, hog's garlic
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA wild relative of chives, of species Allium ursinum, having edible leaves and roots.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kremus-
- Proto-Germanic*hramusô“onion; leek”
- Proto-West Germanic*hramusō
- Old Englishhramsa“wild garlic”
- Old Englishhramsan
- Middle Englishramson
- Middle Englishramsons
- Englishramsons
From Middle English ramsons, ramsens, rampsons, ramesones, ramsouns, plural of Middle English ramson, ramsen (“wild garlic”), reinterpreted as a singular form, from Old English hramsan, nominative plural of Old English hramsa (“wild garlic”), from Proto-West Germanic *hramusō, from Proto-Germanic *hramusô (“onion; leek”), from Proto-Indo-European *kremus-, *kermus- (“wild garlic; onion”).
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-West Germanic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque hartz-baratxuri
- hartz-baratxuriAllium ursinum
Bulgarian ле́вурда, леву́рда
- ле́вурда (lévurda)Allium ursinum
- леву́рда (levúrda)Allium ursinum
- див че́сън (div čésăn)Allium ursinum
Catalan all bord, all d'os
- all bordAllium ursinum
- all d'osAllium ursinum
- all de bruixaAllium ursinum
Chinese Mandarin 熊蔥 /熊葱, 野韭菜
- 熊蔥 /熊葱 (xióngcōng)Allium ursinum
- 野韭菜 (yějiǔcài)Allium ursinum
Czech česnek medvědí
- česnek medvědíAllium ursinum
Danish ramsløg
- ramsløgAllium ursinum
Dutch daslook
- daslookAllium ursinum
Estonian karulauk
- karulaukAllium ursinum
Finnish karhunlaukka
- karhunlaukkaAllium ursinum
French ail des ours
- ail des oursAllium ursinum
German Bärlauch, Rams
- BärlauchAllium ursinum
- RamsAllium ursinum
Hungarian medvehagyma
- medvehagymaAllium ursinum
Icelandic bjarnarlaukur
- bjarnarlaukurAllium ursinum
Irish creamh
- creamhAllium ursinum
Italian aglio orsino
- aglio orsinoAllium ursinum
Norwegian Bokmål ramsløk, rams
- ramsløkAllium ursinum
- ramsAllium ursinum
Persian سرموک, والک
- سرموک (sermuk)Allium ursinum
- والک (vâlak)Allium ursinum
Polish czosnek niedźwiedzi, trzemucha
- czosnek niedźwiedziAllium ursinum
- trzemuchaAllium ursinum
Portuguese alho selvagem, alho-dos-ursos
- alho selvagemAllium ursinum
- alho-dos-ursosAllium ursinum
Romanian leurdă
- leurdăAllium ursinum
Russian черемша́
- черемша́ (čeremšá)Allium ursinum
Slovak cesnak medvedí, medvedí cesnak
- cesnak medvedíAllium ursinum
- medvedí cesnakAllium ursinum
Spanish ajo de oso
- ajo de osoAllium ursinum
Swedish ramslök
- ramslökAllium ursinum
Turkish ayı sarımsağı
- ayı sarımsağıAllium ursinum
Ukrainian ле́вурда, черемша́
- ле́вурда (lévurda)Allium ursinum
- черемша́ (čeremšá)Allium ursinum
Welsh garlleg yr arth, craf
- garlleg yr arthAllium ursinum
- crafAllium ursinum
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Cite this entry
ramsons. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ramsons
“ramsons.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ramsons. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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