Topic: PLANTS
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | , present participle of ramper 'to climb, crawl' |
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ram‧pant
1 if something bad, such as crime or disease, is rampant, there is a lot of it and it is very difficult to control [↪ rife, widespread]: Pickpocketing is rampant in the downtown area.
Pickpocketing is rampant in the downtown area.2HBP a plant that is rampant grows and spreads quickly, in a way that is difficult to control
—rampantly adverb
