Touch-me-not

Touch-me-not
Touch-me-not Touch"-me-not` (t[u^]ch"m[-e]*n[o^]t`), n. (Bot.) (a) See {Impatiens}. (b) Squirting cucumber. See under {Cucumber}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Touch me not — is a common name for two unrelated groups of plants:*Several species in the genus Impatiens (family Balsaminaceae) * Mimosa pudica (family Fabaceae)The biblical Latin phrase Noli me tangere which appears in John 20:17 is translated as Touch me… …   Wikipedia

  • touch-me-not — touch′ me not n. pln jewelweed • Etymology: 1590–1600 …   From formal English to slang

  • touch-me-not — [tuch′mē nät΄] n. JEWELWEED …   English World dictionary

  • touch-me-not — dvižiedė sprigė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Spriginių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Impatiens capensis), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Impatiens capensis angl. jewelweed; lady s earrings; orange balsam; orange touch me not;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • touch-me-not — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • touch-me-not — balzamininė sprigė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Spriginių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Impatiens balsamina), paplitęs atogrąžų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Impatiens balsamina angl. garden balsam; immortal eagle flower; jumping …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • touch-me-not — jautrioji mimoza statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Mimosa pudica), kilęs iš Amerikos atogrąžų. atitikmenys: lot. Mimosa pudica angl. humble plant; mimosa; sensitive plant; sensitive plant;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • touch-me-not-ish — touch me not ish; touch me not ish·ness; …   English syllables

  • touch-me-not-ishness — touch me not ish·ness …   English syllables

  • Touch-Me-Not (film) — Infobox Korean Film name = Touch Me Not image size = 165px caption = director = Kim Ki young [Infobox data from cite web |url=http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md basic.asp?nation=K p dataid=00309|title=A Touch Me Not (Bongseonhwa)(1956)|accessdate=2008… …   Wikipedia

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