pimpernel
noun
pim·per·nel ˈpim-pər-ˌnel 
-pər-nəl
: any of a genus (Anagallis) of herbs of the primrose family
especially : scarlet pimpernel
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Scarlet pimpernel is also sometimes called poison chickweed. 
Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2021 Scarlet pimpernel has a prostrate and spreading habit and without blooms is often mistaken for chickweed. Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2021
Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2021 Scarlet pimpernel has a prostrate and spreading habit and without blooms is often mistaken for chickweed. Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2021 Word History
Etymology
Middle English pimpernele, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin pimpinella, a medicinal herb
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing pimpernel
- animadversions
- animadvert
- animadverted
- animadverters
- animadverting
- animadverts
- animae mundi
- animal
- animal bipes implume
- animal black
- animal cellulose
- animal charcoal
- animal control
- animal cracker
- animal dance
- animal electricity
- animal faith
- animal flower
- animal glue
- animal heat
- animal husbandman
- animal husbandry
- animal hypnosis
- animal kingdom
- animal magnetism