Snapweed

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Snapweed \Snap"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
     See {Impatiens}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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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