scarlet pimpernel

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scarlet pimpernel - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  scarlet pimpernel
      n 1: herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at
           approach of rainy weather [syn: scarlet pimpernel, red pimpernel
           , poor man's weatherglass, Anagallis arvensis
           ]