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scarlet pimpernel

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A flowering plant, of species Lysimachia arvensis (syn. Anagallis arvensis), of the Primulaceae family, having small orange flowers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: red pimpernel, poor man's weatherglass, Anagallis arvensis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pimpernel

History

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: anagall — Lysimachia arvensis
  • Catalan: morró — Lysimachia arvensis
  • Cornish: brathles — Lysimachia arvensis
  • Dutch: guichelheil — Lysimachia arvensis
  • Dutch: gewoon guichelheil — Lysimachia arvensis
  • French: mouron des champs — Lysimachia arvensis
  • French: mouron rouge — Lysimachia arvensis
  • German: Acker-Gauchheil — Lysimachia arvensis
  • Ancient Greek: ἀναγαλλίς (anagallís) — Lysimachia arvensis
  • Ancient Greek: σαπάνα (sapána) — Lysimachia arvensis
  • Japanese: 赤花瑠璃繁縷 (akabana ruri-hakobe) — Lysimachia arvensis
  • Russian: вербе́йник полево́й (verbéjnik polevój) — Lysimachia arvensis
  • Turkish: farekulağı — Lysimachia arvensis
  • Turkish: sıçankulağı — Lysimachia arvensis
  • Welsh: gwlyddyn Mair — Lysimachia arvensis