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Definition of Scarlet pimpernel
1. Noun. Herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather.
Generic synonyms: Pimpernel
Definition of Scarlet pimpernel
1. Noun. A flowering plant, ''Anagallis arvensis'', of the ''Primulaceae'' family, having small orange flowers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scarlet Pimpernel
Literary usage of Scarlet pimpernel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bookman (1907)
"People now—kind, indulgent people—serious, hard-thinking men as well as more
frivolous people—have told me that in the play of The scarlet pimpernel, ..."
2. The Saturday Magazine (1843)
"One of the prettiest of these is a plant already named, but not described, that
is, the common scarlet Pimpernel (Ana- gallis ..."
3. Kentish Lyrics: Sacred, Rural, and Miscellaneous by Benjamin Gough (1867)
"HENE'EE the scarlet pimpernel so tiny Opens its modest blossom to the sun, It
brings good news of weather clear and shiny, A summer day begun. ..."
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