[pim.per.nel] n [ME pimpernele, fr. MF pimprenelle, fr. LL pimpinella, a medicinal herb] (14c): any of a genus (Anagallis) of herbs of the primrose family; esp: scarlet pimpernel
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Meaning of PIMPERNEL in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012