Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scarlet pimpernel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: scar-let pim-per-nel
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

Inflected Forms

scarlet pimpernels (plural)

Synonyms

red pimpernel poor man's weatherglass anagallis arvensis

Questions

What does scarlet pimpernel mean?: A flowering plant, of species Lysimachia arvensis (syn. Anagallis arvensis), of the Primulaceae family, having small orange flowers.

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