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Synonyms for touch-me-not

  • noun

Most common

shame plant sensitive plant exploding cucumber jewel-weed stone balsam impatiens noli me tangere

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Sensitive plant

sensitive plant, shame plant, humble plant

2. Squirting cucumber

squirting cucumber, exploding cucumber

3. Celandine

jewel-weed, celandine

Other

stone, balsam, impatiens, noli me tangere, balsamine rare

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any of several (not closely related) plants which react when touched. The jewelweed, Impatiens noli-tangere, Impatiens capensis, Impatiens parviflora.

  2. n. 2

    Any of several (not closely related) plants which react when touched. The sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica).

  3. n. 3

    Any of several (not closely related) plants which react when touched. The squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium).

Related words

Word family
touch-me-not-ish
Is a kind of
mimosa

Forms

Plural
touch-me-nots → jewel-weeds, celandines, stones, balsams…

Example sentences

  • stone He alters the altar while chipping away the stone.
  • balsam The old man tasted the balsam with his tongue, and found it good.

By length

5 letters
stone1
6 letters
balsam2
9 letters
impatiens3, celandine3, balsamine

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (balsam2 = 2 syllables).