Associations to the word «Pimpernel»

Wiktionary

PIMPERNEL, noun. (now rare) A plant of the genus Pimpinella, especially burnet saxifrage, Pimpinella saxifraga. [from 16th c.]
PIMPERNEL, noun. Any of various plants of the genus Anagallis, having small red, white or purple flowers, especially the scarlet pimpernel, {Anagallis arvensis. [from 15th c.]
PIMPERNEL, noun. Great burnet or salad burnet. [from 16th c.]
PIMPERNEL, noun. Someone resembling the fictional Scarlet Pimpernel; a gallant dashing resourceful man given to remarkable feats of bravery and derring-do in liberating victims of tyranny and injustice. [from 20th c.]

Dictionary definition

PIMPERNEL, noun. European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads.
PIMPERNEL, noun. Any of several plants of the genus Anagallis.

Wise words

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