Noun: pimpernel 'pim-pu(r),nel
- Any of several plants of the genus Anagallis
"The scarlet pimpernel is known for closing its flowers before rain"
- European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads
"She added fresh pimpernel leaves to the mixed greens";
- salad burnet, burnet bloodwort, Poterium sanguisorba
Derived forms: pimpernels
Type of: herb, herbaceous plant
Part of: Anagallis, genus Anagallis, genus Poterium, Poterium
Encyclopedia: Pimpernel