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Meaning of pimpernel

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pimpernel

Pronunciation:/ˈpɪmpənɛl/

noun

Definitions

  1. A plant of the genus Pimpinella, especially burnet saxifrage, Pimpinella saxifraga.

  2. Any of various plants of the genus Anagallis, having small red, white or purple flowers, especially the scarlet pimpernel, Anagallis arvensis.

  3. Sanguisorba spp.

  4. A yellow pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima)