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Noun: water pimpernel  'wo-tu(r) 'pim-pu(r),nel
  1. A white-flowered aquatic plant of the genus Samolus
    "Water pimpernel dotted the surface of the pond with tiny white blooms"

Derived forms: water pimpernels

Type of: aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant

Part of: genus Samolus, Samolus

Encyclopedia: Water pimpernel