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touch-me-not
Pronunciation: (tuch'mē-not"), [key]—
n.
any of several plants belonging to the genus
Impatiens, of the balsam family, esp.
I. noli-tangere, bearing pods that, when ripe, burst on being touched, scattering the seeds. Cf.
jewelweed. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.