morrião — meaning in English
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English meaning
- pimpernel noun A small wild plant with tiny red, white, or purple flowers, especially the scarlet pimpernel.
Senses
morrião is used for these senses in English:
- morion (historical) A kind of open brimmed helmet used by footsoldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries, having no visor or bevor. [from 16th c.]
- pimpernel Any of various plants of the genus Anagallis, having small red, white or purple flowers, especially the scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis). [from 15th c.]
pimpernel — full definition
- noun A small wild plant with tiny red, white, or purple flowers, especially the scarlet pimpernel.
- noun A dashing, resourceful person who rescues others from danger, after the fictional Scarlet Pimpernel.
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