Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An annual, biannual, or perennial herb, cultivated in the open, a member of the family Primulaceæ and sometimes called
pimpernel .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a genus of chiefly Old World herbs.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun chiefly Old World herbs
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Examples
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They are dominated by Cyperus latifolius with C. aterrimus or Hypericum lanceolatum, Alchemilla cryptantha, Anagallis angustiloba and Jussiaea repens.
Kahuzi-Biéga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo 2009
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In France the Pimpernel (_Anagallis_) is thought to be a noxious plant of drastic narcotico-acrid properties, and called _Mouron -- qui tue les petits oiseaux, et est un violent drastique pour l'homme, et les grands animaux; à dose tres elevée le mouron peut meme leur donner la mort_.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Dulcamara_, in _Anagallis_, in _Fuchsia_, and some other plants, the anther-lobes themselves become petaloid, while the filament remains unchanged.
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters
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This assertion is borne out by the frequency of the change in the plants already mentioned, and also in the following: -- _Campanula persicifolia_, _Anagallis arvensis_,
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters
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Lotus, Anagallis caerulea, and Veronica agrestis, springing up: trees continue the same to about Kooner: some fine plane trees observed.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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A bright blue variety of the true Scarlet Pimpernel (_Anagallis_) is less frequent, and is thought by many to be a distinct species.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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The Bog Pimpernel (_Anagallis tenella_), is common in boggy ground, having erect rose-coloured leaves larger than those of the
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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It occurs quite commonly in gardens and open fields, being the scarlet Pimpernel, or _Anagallis arvensis_, and belonging to the Primrose tribe of plants.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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The Scarlet Pimpernel is named _Anagallis_, from the Greek
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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The Water Pimpernel (_Anagallis aquatica_) is more commonly known as Brooklime, or Beccabunga, and belongs to a different order of plants, the _Scrophulariaceoe_ (healers of scrofula).
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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