- pipeneale
- f (-an/-an) pimpernel
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
pipeneale
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pimpernel — /pim peuhr nel , nl/, n. a plant belonging to the genus Anagallis, of the primrose family, esp. A. arvensis (scarlet pimpernel), having scarlet or white flowers that close at the approach of bad weather. [1400 50; late ME pympernele < MF… … Universalium
pimpernel — /ˈpɪmpənɛl/ (say pimpuhnel) noun a herb of the genus Anagallis, especially the scarlet pimpernel, A. arvensis, a species with scarlet, purplish or white flowers that close at the approach of bad weather. {Middle English, from Old French… …
