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单词 scarlet pimpernel
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scarlet pimpernel in British English

noun
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: poor man's weatherglass, shepherd's weatherglass

Examples of 'scarlet pimpernel' in a sentence
scarlet pimpernel

But the scarlet pimpernel had not stopped crossing boundaries.
The Times Literary Supplement (2008)
Another colourful flower which often grows near the stonecrop is the scarlet pimpernel.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A wildflower spectacular: wood sorrel, scarlet pimpernel, heartsease, guelder rose and purple orchids.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The grass here is peppered with tiny, bright-red flowers of scarlet pimpernel.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Many plants have ceased flowering, notably annuals such as scarlet pimpernel.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Scarlet pimpernel, which is a bright red star on straggling stems, has recently been opening.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Out in the cornfields we found groundsel, scarlet pimpernel and beautiful yellow and violet heartsease.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Scarlet pimpernel is a small, brilliant red star that blazes close to the ground in arable fields.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A scarlet pimpernel, on the other hand, is just a weed (though scarlet is a good, racy colour).
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There are clusters of bright red flowers like stars, which are scarlet pimpernel, a member of the primrose family.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

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