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jewelweed
(encz) | jewelweed, n: |
jewelweed
(gcide) | Impatiens \Im*pa"ti*ens\ ([i^]m*p[=a]"sh[i^]*[e^]nz), prop. n.
[L., impatient.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants, several species of which have very
beautiful flowers; -- so called because the elastic capsules
burst when touched, and scatter the seeds with considerable
force. Called also touch-me-not, jewelweed, and
snapweed. Impatiens Balsamina (sometimes called {lady's
slipper}) is the common garden balsam.
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Jewelweed
(gcide) | Jewelweed \Jew"el*weed`\, n. (Bot.)
See Impatiens.
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jewelweed
(wn) | jewelweed
n 1: North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange
flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil [syn:
jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam,
celandine, touch-me-not, Impatiens capensis] |
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Jewelweed
(gcide) | Impatiens \Im*pa"ti*ens\ ([i^]m*p[=a]"sh[i^]*[e^]nz), prop. n.
[L., impatient.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants, several species of which have very
beautiful flowers; -- so called because the elastic capsules
burst when touched, and scatter the seeds with considerable
force. Called also touch-me-not, jewelweed, and
snapweed. Impatiens Balsamina (sometimes called {lady's
slipper}) is the common garden balsam.
[1913 Webster]Jewelweed \Jew"el*weed`\, n. (Bot.)
See Impatiens.
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