pimpernel
Any of various plants of the genus , having small red, white or purple flowers, especially the scarlet pimpernel ().
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
Any of various plants of the genus , having small red, white or purple flowers, especially the scarlet pimpernel ().
: Lined up solidly with the Pimpernels and with the persecuted.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(North America) A ().
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(now, _, rare) A plant of the genus , especially burnet saxifrage ().
Origin: From et al., et al., from , pipinella, most likely from piper because its fruit resembled peppercorns, although variants may suggest other derivations, bipinnella the bipennis. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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“Lievevrouwebedstro, soldaatje, pimpernel en mannentjesorchid”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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