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Impatiens
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) 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 considerable force. Called also touch-me-not, jewelweed, and snapweed. I. Balsamina (sometimes called lady's slipper) is the common garden balsam.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Impatiens'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/i/impatiens.html. 1828.