TOUCH-ME-NOT


Meaning of TOUCH-ME-NOT in English

/tuch"mee not'/ , n.

any of several plants belonging to the genus Impatiens, of the balsam family, esp. I. noli-tangere, bearing pods that, when ripe, burst on being touched, scattering the seeds. Cf. jewelweed .

[ 1590-1600 ]

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