pimpernel
Cloudcast flower closure
Pimpernel is a small wildflower with scarlet, blue, or white petals that close in cloudy weather—hence its folk name "poor man's weatherglass." The Scarlet Pimpernel is the title character of a 1905 novel, a seemingly idle English aristocrat who secretly rescues French nobles from the guillotine.
His name became shorthand for an elusive hero or master of disguise.
Flower or flourishing state
- petalBloom's colorful segment
- scarletBright orangish-red color
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
- stamenPollen-producing flower organ
pistil · sepals · corolla · pollination · nectar · annual · perennial · herbaceous
French feminine name
- French RevolutionLate-1700s republican upheaval
- guillotineVertical beheading apparatus
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- rescueSave from harm
disguise · dual identity · heroism · gallantry · adventure · historical fiction · intrigue · daring
Covert information gatherer
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- secretConcealed information
- hiddenKept out of sight
stealth · incognito · disguise · camouflage · shadowy · mysterious · untraceable · fugitive
bloom
Flower or flourishing state
- petalBloom's colorful segment
- scarletBright orangish-red color
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
stamen · pistil · sepals · corolla · pollination · nectar · annual · perennial · herbaceous · meadow
Marguerite
French feminine name
- French RevolutionLate-1700s republican upheaval
- guillotineVertical beheading apparatus
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
rescue · disguise · dual identity · heroism · gallantry · adventure · historical fiction · intrigue · daring · nobility
spy
Covert information gatherer
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- secretConcealed information
hidden · stealth · incognito · disguise · camouflage · shadowy · mysterious · untraceable · fugitive · escape artist
- primrosesprimrose, primula, cowslip, polyanthus
- Red Flowersred poppy, red clover, Indian paintbrush, poinsettia, anthurium
pimpernelhothouse flower
Plant requiring artificial warmth
cultivar · orchid · ornamental plant · tulip · rose
pimpernelcaptive
One held by force
public figure · easy mark · sitting duck · pursuer · Javert
- scarlet pimpernelLow-growing European wildflower
- The Scarlet Pimpernel