Kalmar "anagallis" tana nufin jinsin tsire-tsire masu fure a cikin dangin Primulaceae, wanda aka fi sani da "pimpernels". Waɗannan tsire-tsire yawanci ƙananan ganyaye ne na shekara-shekara ko na shekara-shekara tare da furanni masu ban sha'awa waɗanda ke zuwa cikin inuwa daban-daban na ja, shuɗi, ko shuɗi. Sunan "anagallis" ya samo asali ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "ana" ma'ana "sake" da "agallo" ma'ana "don jin daɗi", mai yiwuwa dangane da furanni masu ban sha'awa waɗanda sukan yi fure akai-akai a duk lokacin girma.