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Noun: red pimpernel
  1. Herb with scarlet, white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather
    - scarlet pimpernel, poor man's weatherglass, Anagallis arvensis

Derived forms: red pimpernels

Type of: pimpernel

Encyclopedia: Red pimpernel