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1.nounA plant of the genus Pimpinella, especially burnet saxifrage, Pimpinella saxifraga.
2.nounAny of various plants of the genus Anagallis, having small red, white or purple flowers, especially the scarlet pimpernel, Anagallis arvensis.
3.nounSanguisorba spp.
4.nounA yellow pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima)
5.nounSomeone resembling the fictional Scarlet Pimpernel; a gallant dashing resourceful man given to remarkable feats of bravery and derring-do in liberating victims of tyranny and injustice.