noun
- small flowering plants of the primrose family, typically having five-petaled flowers that close in cloudy weather
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The scarlet pimpernels bloomed along the garden path.
- Pimpernels are known for closing their petals when rain approaches.
- She studied the delicate blue pimpernels growing wild in the field.
- The botanist identified several species of pimpernels in the meadow.
- Pimpernels make excellent ground cover in rock gardens.