n.
Pronunciation: im- ' p ā -sh ə nz, -sh ə n(t)s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, impatient
Date: 1785
: any of a widely distributed genus ( Impatiens of the family Balsaminaceae) of annual or perennial herbs with irregular spurred or saccate flowers and forcefully dehiscent capsules ― compare TOUCH-ME-NOT