IMPATIENS
Etymology
Noun
impatiens (plural impatiens)
Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Impatiens.
Synonyms
• jewelweed
• touch-me-not
Anagrams
• Pimientas, PĂ©tainism
Source: Wiktionary
Im*pa"ti*ens, n. Etym: [L., impatient.] (Bot.)
Definition: 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. I. Balsamina (sometimes called lady's slipper) is the common garden balsam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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