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scarlet pimpernel
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scarlet pimpernel
n.
The pimpernel.
scarlet pimpernel
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a weedy primulaceous plant, Anagallis arvensis, of temperate regions, having small red, purple, or white star-shaped flowers that close in bad weather Also called shepherd's (or poor man's) weatherglass
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Noun1.scarlet pimpernel - herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weatherscarlet pimpernel - herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather
Anagallis arvensis, poor man's weatherglass, red pimpernel
pimpernel - any of several plants of the genus Anagallis
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