HyperDic: pimpernel

English > 2 senses of the word pimpernel:
NOUNplantpimpernel, salad burnet, burnet bloodwort, Poterium sanguisorbaEuropean garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads
plantpimpernelany of several plants of the genus Anagallis
English > pimpernel: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningEuropean garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads.
Synonymssalad burnet, burnet bloodwort, Poterium sanguisorba
Member ofPoterium, genus PoteriumA genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceae
Partssalad burnetleaves sometimes used for salad
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishpimpinela, poterium sanguisorba
Catalanpoterium sanguisorba
English > pimpernel: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningAny of several plants of the genus Anagallis.
Member ofAnagallis, genus Anagallischiefly Old World herbs
Narrowerbog pimpernel, Anagallis tenellasmall creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers
scarlet pimpernel, red pimpernel, poor man's weatherglass, Anagallis arvensisherb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishpimpinela
Catalananagall

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