IMPATIENS


Meaning of IMPATIENS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ im-ˈpā-shənz, -shən(t)s ]

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

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