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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1699
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Pimpi-, Pympinell, n. [e.m.E. pimpinel (1548), -nell (1551), f. as Pimpernell n.] Pimpernell. — 1568 Skeyne Descr. Pest 25.
Of herbis the latuce cichorie … pimpinell [etc.] 1500-1699 Herbarius Latinus Annot. cix (Bot.) (see Pimpernell n.).
Pympinell
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