pimpernel : Idioms & Phrases

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bastard pimpernel

  • noun weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves
    chaffweed; bastard pimpernel.
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blue pimpernel

  • noun an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic
    mad-dog weed; blue skullcap; mad-dog skullcap; Scutellaria lateriflora.
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bog pimpernel

  • noun small creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers
    Anagallis tenella.
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false pimpernel

  • noun weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves
    chaffweed; bastard pimpernel.
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red pimpernel

  • noun herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather
    Anagallis arvensis; red pimpernel; poor man's weatherglass.
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scarlet pimpernel

  • noun herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather
    Anagallis arvensis; red pimpernel; poor man's weatherglass.
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Water pimpernel

  • noun a white-flowered aquatic plant of the genus Samolus
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  • . (Bot.) See Brookweed.
Webster 1913

yellow pimpernel

  • noun trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers
    Lysimachia nemorum.
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