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European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads

European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads

A plant of the genus Anagallis, of which one species (A. arvensis) has small flowers, usually scarlet, but sometimes purple, blue, or white, which speedily close at the approach of bad weather.

A plant of the genus Anagallis, of which one species (A. arvensis) has small flowers, usually scarlet, but sometimes purple, blue, or white, which speedily close at the approach of bad weather.

Any one of various plants of the primrose family, with white, purple, or scarlet flowers.