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Webster 1913 Edition

Touch-me-not

Touch′-me-notˊ

(tŭch′mē̍-nŏtˊ)
,
Noun.
(Bot.)
(a)
See
Impatiens
.
(b)
Squirting cucumber. See under
Cucumber
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Touch-me-not

TOUCH-ME-NOT

,
Noun.
A plant of the genus Impatiens, and another of the genus Momordica.

Definition 2024

touch-me-not

touch-me-not

English

Noun

touch-me-not ‎(plural touch-me-nots)

  1. Any of several unrelated plants which react when touched.
    1. The jewelweed, Impatiens noli-tangere, Impatiens capensis, Impatiens parviflora.
    2. The sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica.
    3. The squirting cucumber, Ecballium elaterium.

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