Meanings
nounscarlet pimpernel (plural scarlet pimpernels)
plural scarlet pimpernels
- biologyA flowering plant, of species Lysimachia arvensis (syn. Anagallis arvensis), of the Primulaceae family, having small orange flowers.
[T]ogether they went north and were at Silloth in August, where James picked a scarlet pimpernel to press for her album[.]
1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 65
Synonyms & antonyms
nounherb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather
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Broader
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Translations
Ancient Greek ἀναγαλλίς, σαπάνα
- ἀναγαλλίς (anagallís)Lysimachia arvensis
- σαπάνα (sapána)Lysimachia arvensis
Catalan anagall, morró
- anagallLysimachia arvensis
- morróLysimachia arvensis
Dutch guichelheil, gewoon guichelheil
- guichelheilLysimachia arvensis
- gewoon guichelheilLysimachia arvensis
French mouron des champs, mouron rouge
- mouron des champsLysimachia arvensis
- mouron rougeLysimachia arvensis
German Acker-Gauchheil
- Acker-GauchheilLysimachia arvensis
Japanese 赤花瑠璃繁縷
- 赤花瑠璃繁縷 (akabana ruri-hakobe)Lysimachia arvensis
Russian вербе́йник полево́й
- вербе́йник полево́й (verbéjnik polevój)Lysimachia arvensis
Turkish farekulağı, sıçankulağı
- farekulağıLysimachia arvensis
- sıçankulağıLysimachia arvensis
Welsh gwlyddyn Mair
- gwlyddyn MairLysimachia arvensis
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