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Synonyms for noli me tangere

  • noun

Most common

touch-me-not jewel-weed impatiens sensitive plant squirting cucumber

All synonyms

Noun

1. Touch-me-not — any of various plants with fruits or seed capsules that, when ripe, burst open and discharge their seeds when…

touch-me-not, jewel-weed, impatiens

Other

sensitive plant, squirting cucumber

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any of various plants with fruits or seed capsules that, when ripe, burst open and discharge their seeds when touched, or with leaves that fold and droop when touched. Some plants of the genus Impatiens; specifically, the touch-me-not balsam or yellow balsam (Impatiens noli-tangere).

Related words

Other spellings
noli-me-tangere

By length

9 letters
impatiens3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (impatiens3 = 3 syllables).