TOUCH-ME-NOT


Meaning of TOUCH-ME-NOT in English

noun Etymology: from the bursting of the ripe pods and scattering of their seeds when touched Date: 1659 either of two North American impatiens growing in moist areas: as, one ( Impatiens capensis ) typically having orange flowers spotted with reddish brown, one ( I. pallida ) having typically yellow flowers sometimes spotted with reddish brown

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