| 单词 | pimpernel |
| 释义 | pimpernel (once / 12390 pages) n WORD FAMILY pimpernel: pimpernels USAGE EXAMPLESOne source in the Turin flying squad describes Mocciola as a Scarlet Pimpernel: he hasn’t used a phone for years. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) Sixth graders read everything from Shakespeare to "The Scarlet Pimpernel." US News(Jun 23, 2016) Mr Mandela's ability to evade the security services had earned him the nickname "the black Pimpernel". BBC(May 15, 2016) 1n European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads Syn|Hyper Poterium sanguisorba, burnet bloodwort, salad burnet herb, herbaceous plant a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests 2n any of several plants of the genus Anagallis Hypo|Hyper Anagallis arvensis, poor man's weatherglass, red pimpernel, scarlet pimpernel herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather Anagallis tenella, bog pimpernelsmall creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers herb, herbaceous plant a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
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