'Jewelweed' definitions:

Definition of 'jewelweed'

noun

North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil [syn: jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam, celandine, touch-me-not, Impatiens capensis]

Definition of 'Jewelweed'

From: GCIDE

Jewelweed \Jew"el*weed`\, n. (Bot.) See Impatiens. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'jewelweed'

From: GCIDE

Impatiens \Im*pa"ti*ens\ ([i^]m*p[=a]"sh[i^]*[e^]nz), prop. 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. Impatiens Balsamina (sometimes called {lady's slipper}) is the common garden balsam. [1913 Webster]

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