| 单词 | yellow balsam |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyellow balsam yellow balsam n. [after post-classical Latin balsamina lutea (1671 or earlier)] an annual herbaceous plant native to Europe and Asia, Impatiens noli-tangere (family Balsaminaceae), having yellow two-lipped flowers with long spurs, and seed capsules which burst open when touched; also called noli me tangere, touch-me-not. ΚΠ 1785 T. Martyn in tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxvi. 409 We have a wild species called Yellow Balsam, and also by the familiar names of Quick in hand, or Touch me not. 1824 J. E. Smith Eng. Flora I. 299 I[mpatiens] Noli-me-tangere. Yellow Balsam. Touch me not. 1908 L. F. Day Nature & Ornament I. v. 57 They [sc. flowers] grow erect, like the crocus and the primrose; droop, like the snowdrop and the cowslip, or hang suspended, like the fuchsia and the wild yellow balsam. 2006 tr. M. Eppinger & H. Hofmann Field Guide Wild Flowers Brit. & Europe 172 Yellow Balsam is easy to distinguish by its large, yellow flowers, oval serrated leaves and typical fruits. < as lemmas |
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