Definition of Bastard pimpernel

1. Noun. Weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves.

Exact synonyms: Chaffweed, False Pimpernel
Group relationships: Centunculus, Genus Centunculus
Generic synonyms: Subshrub, Suffrutex

Definition of Bastard pimpernel

1. Noun. Alternative name for chaffweed. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bastard Pimpernel

bast
bast fiber
basta
bastard
bastard feverfew
bastard indigo
bastard lignum vitae
bastard operator from hell
bastard operators from hell
bastard pennyroyal
bastard pimpernel (current term)
bastard ridley
bastard sugar
bastard sword
bastard swords
bastard title
bastard toadflax
bastard trumpeter
bastard trumpeters
bastard turtle
bastard wing
bastard wings
bastard yellowwood
bastarda
bastardies

Literary usage of Bastard pimpernel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"Also in Europe and South America bastard pimpernel. April-Sept. 12. DODECATHEON L. Sp. PI. 144. 1753. Glabrous scapose perennial herbs, with entire or ..."

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