water pimpernel
1water pimpernel — n. 1. either of two small, white flowered plants (Samolus floribundus or S. valerandi) of the primrose family, usually found along the edges of brooks 2. scarlet pimpernel: see PIMPERNEL …
2Water 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… …
3Water pimpernel — Wa ter pim per*nel (Bot.) A small white flowered shrub; brookweed. [1913 Webster] …
4water pimpernel — noun a white flowered aquatic plant of the genus Samolus • Hypernyms: ↑aquatic plant, ↑water plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant • Hyponyms: ↑brookweed, ↑Samolus valerandii, ↑Samolus parviflorus, ↑ …
5water pimpernel — 1. the brookweed. 2. the pimpernel, Anagallis arvensis. * * * …
6water pimpernel — wa′ter pim pernel n. pln the pimpernel Anagallis arvensis[/ex] …
7water pimpernel — noun Date: circa 1760 either of two small white flowered herbs (Samolus valerandi of Eurasia and S. parviflorus syn. S. floribundus of America) of the primrose family that grow in wet places …
8water-pimpernel — n. Brookweed …
9Pimpernel — 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… …
10water plant — noun a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth • Syn: ↑aquatic plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant • Derivationally related forms: ↑hydrophytic (for …