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pimpernel in Dutch

pimpernel in Dutch is guichelheil — pimpernel means a small wild plant with tiny red, white, or purple flowers, especially the scarlet pimpernel.

pimpernel in Dutch

guichelheil
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Anagallis, having small red, white or purple flowers, especially the scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis). [from 15th c.]

What does "pimpernel" mean?

  1. noun A small wild plant with tiny red, white, or purple flowers, especially the scarlet pimpernel.
    "Scarlet pimpernel grows wild along the edges of many English fields."
  2. noun A dashing, resourceful person who rescues others from danger, after the fictional Scarlet Pimpernel.
    "He was hailed as a modern-day pimpernel for smuggling refugees to safety."
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pimpernel in a sentence

  • Scarlet pimpernel grows wild along the edges of many English fields.
  • He was hailed as a modern-day pimpernel for smuggling refugees to safety.

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What is "pimpernel" in Dutch?

"pimpernel" in Dutch is guichelheil. pimpernel means: A small wild plant with tiny red, white, or purple flowers, especially the scarlet pimpernel.

How do you use "pimpernel" in a sentence?

Example: "Scarlet pimpernel grows wild along the edges of many English fields." In Dutch, "pimpernel" is guichelheil.

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