touch-me-not

English

Noun

touch-me-not (countable and uncountable, plural touch-me-nots)

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).
(archaic) Lupus.

Synonyms

noli-me-tangere

Translations

genus: Impatiens

Finnish: palsami (fi)

Russian: недотро́га (ru) f (nedotróga)

genus: Mimosa

Cebuano: harupay, huyahuya
Finnish: mimosa (fi)
German: Mimose (de) f, Schamhafte Sinnpflanze f, Schampflanze f
Irish: lus cigilteach m

Tagalog: makahiya
Vietnamese: xấu hổ (vi), mắc cỡ (vi), trinh nữ (vi)
Volapük: mosad

genus: Ecballium

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