pimpernel

Other forms: pimpernels

Definitions of pimpernel

1. noun

   European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads
   synonyms: Poterium sanguisorba, burnet bloodwort, salad burnet

   type of:

   herb, herbaceous plant

   a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
2. noun

   any of several plants of the genus Anagallis
   types:

   Anagallis arvensis, poor man's weatherglass, red pimpernel, scarlet pimpernel

   herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather

   Anagallis tenella, bog pimpernel

   small creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers

   type of:

   herb, herbaceous plant

   a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests