Synonyms of touch me not

Noun


1. jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam, celandine, touch-me-not, Impatiens capensis, herb, herbaceous plant

usage: North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil

2. squirting cucumber, exploding cucumber, touch-me-not, Ecballium elaterium, gourd, gourd vine

usage: Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched

3. sensitive plant, touch-me-not, shame plant, live-and-die, humble plant, action plant, Mimosa pudica, mimosa

usage: prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled

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