Associations to the word «Impatiens»

Wiktionary

IMPATIENS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Balsaminaceae   — flowering plants called variously jewelweeds, touch-me-nots, and balsams.
IMPATIENS, noun. Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Impatiens
IMPATIENS BALSAMINA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Balsaminaceae   — garden balsam or spotted snapweed.
IMPATIENS CAPENSIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Balsaminaceae   — orange jewelweed, common jewelweed, spotted jewelweed, spotted touch-me-not, or orange balsam, native to North America, naturalized elsewhere.
IMPATIENS PALLIDA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Balsaminaceae   — pale jewelweed, snapweed, pale touch-me-not, native to temperate eastern North America.

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