Meaning of PIMPERNEL
| Pronunciation: | | 'pimpur`nel
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- [n] any of several plants of the genus Anagallis
- [n] European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads
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| | Synonyms: | | burnet bloodwort, Poterium sanguisorba, salad burnet |
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| | See Also: | | Anagallis, Anagallis arvensis, Anagallis tenella, bog pimpernel, genus Anagallis, genus Poterium, herb, herbaceous plant, poor man's weatherglass, Poterium, red pimpernel, scarlet pimpernel | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pim"per*nel\, n. [F. pimprenelle; cf. Sp. pimpinela,
It. pimpinella; perh. from LL. bipinnella, for bipinnula
two-winged, equiv. to L. bipennis; bis twice + penna feather,
wing. Cf. {Pen} a feather.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus {Anagallis}, of which one species ({A.
arvensis}) has small flowers, usually scarlet, but sometimes
purple, blue, or white, which speedily close at the approach
of bad weather.
{Water pimpernel}. (Bot.) See {Brookweed}.
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