BOTANICAL NAMES 179 



Rampion (ram-pi -on). L. A corruption of " rapun- 

 culus " (a small turnip). Eng. name for Phyteuma 

 group. Was formerly cultivated for th^ root, 

 which was eaten raw or boiled as a salad. 



Ramps. A contraction of Rampion. 



Ramsons (ram-zonz). A.S. " Hramsan. " Eng. name 

 for Allium Ursinum. 



Ramulosa (ram-u-lo-sa). L. adj., "full of twigs." 

 Second bot. name. 



Ranunculaceae (ra-nung-ku-la-se-e). L. " Ranuncu- 

 lus " and " aceous " (like). Bot. name for a 

 family. 



Ranunculus (ra-nang-ku-lus). L. dim. of " rana " (a 

 frog) ; because tadpoles love the damp places where 

 these plants grow. Bot. name for a group. 



Rapa (ra-pa). L. " Rapum " (a turnip). Second bot. 

 name applied to Colza, a cultivated variety of Field 

 Brassica. 



Raphanistrum (raf-an-is-trum). L. " Raphanus " 

 (which see); " istrum " or " astrum " added to 

 another name shows that the plant is not quite the 

 same, though somewhat like, the original. Second 

 bot. name Wild Radish. 



Raphanus (raf-a-nus). L. form of G. " raphnis " (a 

 radish). Bot. name of Radish group. 



Rapifera (rap-i-fera). L. " Rapa " and " fera " (a 

 bearer). Second bot. name. 



Rapum (ra-pum). - L. " Rapum " (a turnip). Second 

 bot. name. 



Rapunculus (ra-pun-ku-lus). L. dim. of " rapum " (a 

 little turnip) ; from the shape of the root. Second 

 bot. name. 



