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English
Etymology
Scarlet pimpernel flowers open only when the sun shines, and even close in overcast conditions.
Noun
poor man's weatherglass (countable and uncountable, plural poor man's weatherglasses)
- A scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis).
1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 272:Pimpernel (poor man's weather glass) was also a protection, but as the gatherer collected the herbs, he must chant a certain incantation and continue to do so twice a day for 15 days[.]