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touch-me-not common name for any plant of the genus Impatiens of the jewelweed family. I. balsamina is also called balsam.

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touch-me-not • n. a plant (genus Impatiens) of the balsam family whose ripe seed capsules burst when touched, scattering seeds over some distance. Also called jewelweed.

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