jewelweed

jew·el·weed  (jl-wd)

n.

Any of several plants of the genus Impatiens having yellowish spurred flowers and seedpods that dehisce into five valves when mature. Also called balsam, touch-me-not.

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Noun

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jewelweed - North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil celandine, Impatiens capensis, lady's earrings, orange balsam, touch-me-not herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Impatiens - annual or perennial herbs with stems more or less succulent; cosmopolitan except for South America, Australia, and New Zealand