"touch-me-not" meaning in All languages combined

See touch-me-not on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: touch-me-nots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} touch-me-not (countable and uncountable, plural touch-me-nots)
  1. Any of several (not closely related) plants which react when touched.
    The jewelweed, Impatiens noli-tangere, Impatiens capensis, Impatiens parviflora.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Ericales order plants, Mimosa subfamily plants Synonyms: noli me tangere
    Sense id: en-touch-me-not-en-noun-vzBHLwpH Disambiguation of Ericales order plants: 25 25 31 19 Disambiguation of Mimosa subfamily plants: 14 39 33 15
  2. Any of several (not closely related) plants which react when touched.
    The sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Ericales order plants, Mimosa subfamily plants Synonyms: noli me tangere
    Sense id: en-touch-me-not-en-noun-93JQh7uF Disambiguation of Ericales order plants: 25 25 31 19 Disambiguation of Mimosa subfamily plants: 14 39 33 15
  3. Any of several (not closely related) plants which react when touched.
    The squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Ericales order plants, Gourd family plants, Mimosa subfamily plants Synonyms: noli me tangere
    Sense id: en-touch-me-not-en-noun-RzLXm0Z8 Disambiguation of Ericales order plants: 25 25 31 19 Disambiguation of Gourd family plants: 21 21 41 17 Disambiguation of Mimosa subfamily plants: 14 39 33 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 10 43 33 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 8 54 19 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 13 46 27
  4. (archaic) Lupus. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Ericales order plants, Mimosa subfamily plants
    Sense id: en-touch-me-not-en-noun-CBtEnlH9 Disambiguation of Ericales order plants: 25 25 31 19 Disambiguation of Mimosa subfamily plants: 14 39 33 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Balfour's touch-me-not (taxonomic: Impatiens balfourii), Oliver's touch-me-not (taxonomic: Impatiens sodenii), pale touch-me-not (taxonomic: Impatiens pallida), small-flowered touch-me-not (taxonomic: Impatiens parviflora subsp. parviflora), spotted touch-me-not (taxonomic: Impatiens capensis), spurless touch-me-not (taxonomic: Impatiens ecalcarata), touch-me-not-ish, touch me not stick insect (taxonomic: Epidares nolimetangere) Translations (genus: Impatiens): слабонога (slabonoga) [feminine] (Bulgarian), palsami (Finnish), niecierpek [masculine] (Polish), недотро́га (nedotróga) [feminine] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'genus: Impatiens': 32 18 37 13

Inflected forms

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