blue pimpernel

  • 1blue pimpernel — noun an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic • Syn: ↑blue skullcap, ↑mad dog skullcap, ↑mad dog weed, ↑Scutellaria lateriflora • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant * * * …

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  • 2blue skullcap — noun an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic • Syn: ↑blue pimpernel, ↑mad dog skullcap, ↑mad dog weed, ↑Scutellaria lateriflora • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant * * * …

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  • 3Pimpernel — Pim per*nel, n. [F. pimprenelle; cf. Sp. pimpinela, It. pimpinella; perh. from LL. bipinnella, for bipinnula two winged, equiv. to L. bipennis; bis twice + penna feather, wing. Cf. {Pen} a feather.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Anagallis}, of… …

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  • 4pimpernel — [pim′pər nel΄, pim′pərnəl] n. [ME pympernelle < OFr piprenelle < LL pimpinella, an herb with medicinal uses, prob. altered < * piperinella, ult. < L piper,PEPPER: its fruit resembles small peppercorns] any of a genus (Anagallis) of… …

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  • 5pimpernel — /pim peuhr nel , nl/, n. a plant belonging to the genus Anagallis, of the primrose family, esp. A. arvensis (scarlet pimpernel), having scarlet or white flowers that close at the approach of bad weather. [1400 50; late ME pympernele < MF&#8230; …

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  • 6blue water speedwell — šaltininė veronika statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bervidinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Veronica anagallis aquatica), paplitęs Europoje, Azijoje, Afrikoje ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Veronica anagallis aquatica angl. blue water&#8230; …

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  • 7pimpernel — noun (C) a small wild plant with flowers that are blue, white, or especially red …

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  • 8Water pimpernel — Pimpernel Pim per*nel, n. [F. pimprenelle; cf. Sp. pimpinela, It. pimpinella; perh. from LL. bipinnella, for bipinnula two winged, equiv. to L. bipennis; bis twice + penna feather, wing. Cf. {Pen} a feather.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus&#8230; …

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  • 9brook-pimpernel — šaltininė veronika statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bervidinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Veronica anagallis aquatica), paplitęs Europoje, Azijoje, Afrikoje ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Veronica anagallis aquatica angl. blue water&#8230; …

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  • 10Anagallis monelli — Taxobox name = Blue pimpernel image width = 290px image caption = Blue pimpernel ( Anagallis monelli ), the Skylover cultivar) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Myrsinaceae genus =&#8230; …

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