PIMPERNEL


Meaning of PIMPERNEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpim-pər-ˌnel, -pər-nəl ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English pimpernele, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin pimpinella, a medicinal herb

Date: 14th century

: any of a genus ( Anagallis ) of herbs of the primrose family ; especially : scarlet pimpernel

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