noun
a white-flowered aquatic plant of the genus Samolus
• Hypernyms: ↑aquatic plant, ↑water plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant
• Hyponyms: ↑brookweed, ↑Samolus valerandii, ↑Samolus parviflorus, ↑Samolus floribundus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Samolus, ↑genus Samolus
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noun1. : brookweed
2. : scarlet pimpernel
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1. the brookweed.
2. the pimpernel, Anagallis arvensis.
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water pimpernel
A water plant of the primrose family, brookweed
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Main Entry: ↑pimpernel
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water pimpernel,
1. = brookweed. (Cf. ↑brookweed)
2. the common pimpernel.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.