3 definitions found 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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Jewelweed \Jew"el*weed`\, n. (Bot.) See {Impatiens}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: jewelweed n : North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil [syn: {lady's earrings}, {orange balsam}, {celandine}, {touch-me-not}, {Impatiens capensis}]
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