English
Etymology 1
From late L. pimpinella
Noun
en-noun
- Any of various plants, of the genus Anagallis, having small red, white or purple flowers; especially the scarlet pimpernel, Anagallis arvensis.
Etymology 2
From The Scarlet Pimpernel, rescuer of aristocrat|aristocrats from the French revolutionist|revolutionists in the novel wikipedia:The Scarlet Pimpernel|The Scarlet Pimpernel (1905) by Baroness Emmuska Orczy.
Noun
en-noun
- A gallant dashing resourceful man given to remarkable feat|feats of bravery and derring-do in liberating victim|victims of tyranny and injustice.
#: Lined up solidly with the Pimpernels and with the persecuted. -- Hal Lehrman
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