Ramps
/ræmps/noun
A wild onion-like spring vegetable with broad leaves and a strong garlic-onion flavor.
Did you know?The word ramps is an English plural form tied to the plant’s old regional names, and the plant itself has long been celebrated in North American foraging traditions for its pungent, almost ritual springtime arrival.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
hramsa
“wild garlic or ramsons”
Middle English
ME
rammes
“wild garlic; ramsons”
16th–18th Century
English
ramps
“regional name for wild garlic or related wild onion plants”
Modern English
English
ramps
“a wild onion-like spring vegetable, especially Allium tricoccum”