HyperDic: blue_pimpernel

English > 1 sense of the expression blue pimpernel:
NOUNplantblue pimpernel, blue skullcap, mad-dog skullcap, mad-dog weed, Scutellaria laterifloraan American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic
English > blue pimpernel: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAn American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic.
Synonymsblue skullcap, mad-dog skullcap, mad-dog weed, Scutellaria lateriflora
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem

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