HyperDic: scarlet_pimpernel

English > 1 sense of the expression scarlet pimpernel:
NOUNplantscarlet pimpernel, red pimpernel, poor man's weatherglass, Anagallis arvensisherb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather
English > scarlet pimpernel: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningherb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather.
Synonymsred pimpernel, poor man's weatherglass, Anagallis arvensis
BroaderpimpernelAny of several plants of the genus Anagallis
CatalanAnagallis arvensis

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