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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
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
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 ..."