Definition of pimpernel in English:

pimpernel

noun ˈpɪmpənɛlˈpɪmpərˌnɛl

A small European plant of the primrose family, with creeping stems and flat five-petalled flowers.
琉璃繁缕，海绿
Genera Anagallis and Lysimachia, family Primulaceae: several species, in particular the scarlet pimpernel
Example sentencesExamples
- A rich diversity of plants thrive in the wet conditions at Greena Moor including bog pimpernel, marsh violet, saw-wort and abundant meadow thistle and devil's-bit scabious.
- Primroses grew in the grass around it and a small red flower that I thought must be pimpernel.
- As well as being a home to wildlife, it also has pockets of enchanted nightshade, yellow pimpernel and oak fern.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting the great burnet and the salad burnet): from Old French pimpernelle, based on Latin piper 'pepper' (because of the resemblance of the burnet's fruit to a peppercorn).

Definition of pimpernel in US English:

pimpernel

nounˈpɪmpərˌnɛlˈpimpərˌnel

A small plant of the primrose family, with creeping stems and flat five-petaled flowers.
琉璃繁缕，海绿
Genera Anagallis and Lysimachia, family Primulaceae: several species, in particular the scarlet pimpernel
Example sentencesExamples
- Primroses grew in the grass around it and a small red flower that I thought must be pimpernel.
- As well as being a home to wildlife, it also has pockets of enchanted nightshade, yellow pimpernel and oak fern.
- A rich diversity of plants thrive in the wet conditions at Greena Moor including bog pimpernel, marsh violet, saw-wort and abundant meadow thistle and devil's-bit scabious.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting the great burnet and the salad burnet): from Old French pimpernelle, based on Latin piper ‘pepper’ (because of the resemblance of the burnet's fruit to a peppercorn).

词汇	pimpernel
释义	Definition of pimpernel in English: pimpernel noun ˈpɪmpənɛlˈpɪmpərˌnɛl A small European plant of the primrose family, with creeping stems and flat five-petalled flowers. 琉璃繁缕，海绿 Genera Anagallis and Lysimachia, family Primulaceae: several species, in particular the scarlet pimpernel Example sentencesExamples A rich diversity of plants thrive in the wet conditions at Greena Moor including bog pimpernel, marsh violet, saw-wort and abundant meadow thistle and devil's-bit scabious. Primroses grew in the grass around it and a small red flower that I thought must be pimpernel. As well as being a home to wildlife, it also has pockets of enchanted nightshade, yellow pimpernel and oak fern. Origin Late Middle English (denoting the great burnet and the salad burnet): from Old French pimpernelle, based on Latin piper 'pepper' (because of the resemblance of the burnet's fruit to a peppercorn). Definition of pimpernel in US English: pimpernel nounˈpɪmpərˌnɛlˈpimpərˌnel A small plant of the primrose family, with creeping stems and flat five-petaled flowers. 琉璃繁缕，海绿 Genera Anagallis and Lysimachia, family Primulaceae: several species, in particular the scarlet pimpernel Example sentencesExamples Primroses grew in the grass around it and a small red flower that I thought must be pimpernel. As well as being a home to wildlife, it also has pockets of enchanted nightshade, yellow pimpernel and oak fern. A rich diversity of plants thrive in the wet conditions at Greena Moor including bog pimpernel, marsh violet, saw-wort and abundant meadow thistle and devil's-bit scabious. Origin Late Middle English (denoting the great burnet and the salad burnet): from Old French pimpernelle, based on Latin piper ‘pepper’ (because of the resemblance of the burnet's fruit to a peppercorn).
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