Definitions for pimpernel
ˈpɪm pərˌnɛl, -nlpim·per·nel

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. salad burnet, burnet bloodwort, pimpernel, Poterium sanguisorbanoun

   European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads

2. pimpernelnoun

   any of several plants of the genus Anagallis

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pimpernelnoun

   A plant.

   Etymology: pimpernella, Latin; pimprenelle, French.

   The flower of the pimpernel consists of one leaf shaped like a wheel and cut into several segments; the pointal, which rises out of the empalement, is fixed like a nail in the middle of the flower, and afterwards becomes a roundish fruit, which, when ripe, opens transversely into two parts, one incumbent on the other, inclosing many angular seeds, which adhere to the placenta. Philip Miller.

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1. pimpernel

   A pimpernel is a type of small flowering plant, often found in the family Primulaceae, known for its bright, colorful flowers. The scarlet pimpernel, also known as Anagallis arvensis, is the most common type and is often associated with the fictional character "The Scarlet Pimpernel". The flowers usually open only in sunny weather.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pimpernelnoun

   a plant of the genus Anagallis, of which one species (A. arvensis) has small flowers, usually scarlet, but sometimes purple, blue, or white, which speedily close at the approach of bad weather

2. Etymology: [F. pimprenelle; cf. Sp. pimpinela, It. pimpinella; perh. from LL. bipinnella, for bipinnula two-winged, equiv. to L. bipennis; bis twice + penna feather, wing. Cf. Pen a feather.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pimpernel

   pim′pėr-nel, n. a plant of the primrose family, with reddish flowers—also Poor man's weather-glass, Red chickweed.—n. Pimpinel′la, a genus of umbelliferous plants—anise, pimpernel, breakstone. [Fr. pimprenelle (It. pimpinella), either a corr. of a L. form bipennula, double-winged, dim. of bi-pennis—bis, twice, penna, feather; or from a dim. of L. pampinus, a vine-leaf.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pimpernel in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pimpernel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of pimpernel in a Sentence

1. Baroness Emma Orczy:

   We seek him here, we seek him there, Those Frenchies seek him everywhere. Is he in heaven?—Is he in hell? That demmed, elusive Pimpernel.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pimpernel
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pimpernel
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pimpernel
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pimpernel