PIM'PINEL, noun [Latin pimpinella.] The name of several plants of different genera. The scarlet pimpernel is of the genus Anagallis, the water pimpernel of the genus Veronica, and the yellow pimpernel of the genus Lysimachia.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.