"poor man's weatherglass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: poor man's weatherglasses [plural]
Etymology: Scarlet pimpernel flowers open only when the sun shines, and even close in overcast conditions. Head templates: {{en-noun|~|head=poor man's weatherglass}} poor man's weatherglass (countable and uncountable, plural poor man's weatherglasses)
  1. A scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Primrose family plants
    Sense id: en-poor_man's_weatherglass-en-noun-zzrSpN-s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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