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impatiens Definition


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impatiens
noun
    impatiens
    1. Any of numerous annual or perennial plants with translucent stems, oval-toothed leaves and flowers that hang from a slender stalk. Varieties include the touch-me-not and the popular ornamental hybrids commonly known as busy Lizzie.
Etymology: 19c: Latin, meaning ‘impatient', because the fruit capsules explode as if impatient to scatter their seeds.



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