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impasto | impasture | impatible | impatience | impatiency | impatiens | impatiens capensis | impatient | impatiently | impatronization | impatronize

impatiens

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CIDE DICTIONARY

impatiensprop. n. [L., impatient.].
     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]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

impatiens, n. any plant of the genus Impatiens, including busy Lizzie and touch-me-not.

Etymology
mod.L f. IMPATIENT

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