impatiens

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impatiens

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From translingual Impatiens, from Latin impatiēns.

noun impatiens

Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Impatiens. A pot of impatiens blooms by the back door; mulch is visible around the bushes by the modest, well-kept house.
Similar: jewelweed, noli me tangere, touch-me-not

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noun Impatiens sp.

العربية	بَيْلَسَان baylasān, بَلْسَم balsam
עברית	בְּשֹׂמֶת bsomet

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@misc{impatiens_2026,
  title = {impatiens},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/impatiens},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}