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pimpernel

DEFINITIONS OF: pimpernel

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n European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads

Synonyms:
Poterium sanguisorba, burnet bloodwort, salad burnet
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

n any of several plants of the genus Anagallis

Types:
Anagallis arvensis, poor man's weatherglass, red pimpernel, scarlet pimpernel
herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather
Anagallis tenella, bog pimpernel
small creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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