pim|per|nel

pim|per|nel
pim|per|nel «PIHM puhr nehl», noun.
1. a plant with small, bright scarlet, purple, white, or blue flowers that close in cloudy or rainy weather. It is a small herb belonging to the primrose family. There are several kinds, comprising a genus of plants.
2. the flower.
[< Old French pimprenele, learned borrowing from Medieval Latin pimpinella perhaps related to Latin piper pepper]

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