false pimpernel

noun

The chaffweed (Centunculus minimus).

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chaffweedbastard pimpernel
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Meanings

nounfalse pimpernel (plural false pimpernels)

plural false pimpernels

  1. The chaffweed (Centunculus minimus).
  2. A type of figwort (Lindernia dubia), found in wet or muddy places.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounweedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves

Similar
chaffweedbastard pimpernel
Broader
subshrubsuffrutex
Also see
bastard pimpernelchaffweed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

false pimpernel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20pimpernel

MLA

“false pimpernel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20pimpernel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “false pimpernel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20pimpernel.

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