† reponce Obs. rare.
Also -se.
[a. F. reponce, obs. f. raiponce: see rampion1.]
A rampion.
| 1704 Dict. Rust. s.v., Reponses, or wild Radishes, are propagated only by seeds. 1706 Phillips (ed. Kersey), Reponces, (Fr.) a sort of small wild Radishes, that grow naturally in the Fields, and are eaten in Sallets. 1719 London & Wise Compl. Gard. 237. |