nounˌskɑːlət ˈpɪmpənɛl
A small European plant with scarlet flowers that close in rainy or cloudy weather.
Anagallis arvensis subsp. arvensis, family Primulaceae
Also called poor man's weather glass
Example sentencesExamples
- Flowers, such as cornflowers, scarlet pimpernel and shepherd's needle, used to be a common sight in the county's cornfields 50 years ago, but today many are rare, or even extinct.
- The demand for the olive branch, the poppy, the scarlet pimpernel, and seaweed was high and she reproduced these personally meaningful designs over and over again.
proper nounˌskɑːlət ˈpɪmpənɛl
The name assumed by the hero of a series of novels by Baroness Orczy. He was an English nobleman who rescued aristocrats during the French Revolution, always avoiding capture.
Definition of scarlet pimpernel in US English:
scarlet pimpernel
nounˌskɑrlət ˈpɪmpərˌnɛlˌskärlət ˈpimpərˌnel
A small plant with scarlet flowers that close in rainy or cloudy weather. Native to Europe, it is also widespread throughout much of North America.
Anagallis arvensis subsp. arvensis, family Primulaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- Flowers, such as cornflowers, scarlet pimpernel and shepherd's needle, used to be a common sight in the county's cornfields 50 years ago, but today many are rare, or even extinct.
- The demand for the olive branch, the poppy, the scarlet pimpernel, and seaweed was high and she reproduced these personally meaningful designs over and over again.