SCARLET PIMPERNEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scarlet pimpernel mean? 

• SCARLET PIMPERNEL (noun)
  The noun SCARLET PIMPERNEL has 1 sense:

1. herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather

  Familiarity information: SCARLET PIMPERNEL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCARLET PIMPERNEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Anagallis arvensis; poor man's weatherglass; red pimpernel; scarlet pimpernel

Hypernyms ("scarlet pimpernel" is a kind of...):

pimpernel (any of several plants of the genus Anagallis)