touch-me-not

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Noun

touch-me-not

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).
2. (archaic) Lupus.

Synonyms

• noli-me-tangere

Translations

• Russian: недотро́га

Translations

• German: Mimose, Schamhafte Sinnpflanze, Schampflanze

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