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n. - Bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad.

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  • 'Ah,' she replied, 'if I can't eat some of the rampion, which is in the garden behind our house, I shall die.'
  • ” “Ah, ” she replied, “if I can’t get some of the rampion, which is in the garden behind our house, to eat, I shall die.
  • "Ah," she replied, "if I can't get some of the rampion which is in the garden behind our house, to eat, I shall die."
  • “Ah,” she replied, “if I can’t get some of the rampion, which is in the garden behind our house, to eat, I shall die.”
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