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单词 touch-me-not
释义

touch-me-not

noun

ˈtəch-mē-ˌnät How to pronounce touch-me-not (audio)
: either of two North American impatiens growing in moist areas: such as
a
: one (Impatiens capensis) typically having orange flowers spotted with reddish brown
b
: one (I. pallida) having typically yellow flowers sometimes spotted with reddish brown

Word History

Etymology

from the bursting of the ripe pods and scattering of their seeds when touched

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined above

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