Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pimpernel

2 senses of pimpernel

Sense 1
salad burnet, burnet bloodwort, pimpernel, Poterium sanguisorba -- (European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Sense 2
pimpernel -- (any of several plants of the genus Anagallis)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)