| 单词 | red pimpernel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasred pimpernel red pimpernel n. scarlet pimpernel, Anagallis arvensis (family Myrsinaceae). ΚΠ c1450 in W. R. Dawson Leechbk. (1934) 170 (MED) To knaw the lyue of a woundid man, wheþer he shall leue or dye, take þe rede pympernell and stamp it in a mortere & tamper it with watir or wyne and giffe it to þe woundid man to drynke. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Morgeline maste, Red Pimpernell. 1793 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 3 163/2 Anagallis, Red Pimpernel. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 59/1 Every one is familiar with the common red Pimpernel (A[nagallis] arvensis). 1915 Times 2 June 7/3 Poppies—the only scarlet wild flower of our restrained English flora, with the doubtful exception of the red pimpernel. 1998 F. Couplan Encycl. Edible Plants N. Amer. 197 Red pimpernel contains saponins, and in high doses it can be slightly toxic. < as lemmas |
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