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Meaning of scarlet pimpernel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A flowering plant, of species Lysimachia arvensis (syn. Anagallis arvensis), of the Primulaceae family, having small orange flowers.

Equivalents

Català anagall morro
Deutsch Acker-Gauchheil
Français mouron des champs mouron rouge
Nederlands gewoon guichelheil guichelheil
Polski młokos
Türkçe farekulağı sıçankulağı

Examples

“[T]ogether they went north and were at Silloth in August, where James picked a scarlet pimpernel to press⟳ for her album[.]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

scarlet queening scarlet red scarlet rosefinch scarlet runner scarlet shiner scarlet snake

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