anagallis
noun
an·a·gal·lis
ˌanəˈgalə̇s
1
capitalized : a genus of 15 species of chiefly Old World herbs (family Primulaceae) having mostly opposite leaves and small axillary 5-parted rotate flowers see pimpernel sense 2
2
plural -es : a plant of the genus Anagallis
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, a plant (probably pimpernel or chickweed), from Greek, pimpernel
First Known Use
1538, in the meaning defined at sense 2