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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Noli-me-tangere \No"li-me-tan"ge*re\, n. [L., touch me not.] 1. (Bot.) a Any plant of a genus of herbs ({Impatiens}) having capsules which if touched when ripe, discharge their seeds. -- See {Impatiens}. b The squirting cucumber. See under {Cucumber}. 2. (Med.) A name formerly applied to several varieties of ulcerous cutaneous diseases, but now restricted to {Lupus exedens}, an ulcerative affection of the nose. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Impatiens \Im*pa"ti*ens\, n. [L., impatient.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, several species of which have very beautiful flowers; -- so called because the elastic capsules burst when touched, and scatter the seeds with considerable force. Called also {touch-me-not}, {jewelweed}, and {snapweed}. {I. Balsamina} (sometimes called {lady's slipper}) is the common garden balsam.
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