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

See touch-me-not on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-touch-me-not.wav 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 Synonyms: noli me tangere Translations (genus: Impatiens): слабонога (slabonoga) [feminine] (Bulgarian), palsami (Finnish), talvirooza (Ingrian), niecierpek [masculine] (Polish), недотро́га (nedotróga) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-touch-me-not-en-noun-vzBHLwpH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Ericales order plants, Gourd family plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 20 36 6 Disambiguation of Ericales order plants: 33 33 33 2 Disambiguation of Gourd family plants: 33 33 33 2 Disambiguation of 'genus: Impatiens': 45 18 35 2
  2. Any of several (not closely related) plants which react when touched.
    The sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: noli me tangere
    Sense id: en-touch-me-not-en-noun-93JQh7uF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Ericales order plants, Gourd family plants, Mimosa subfamily plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 20 36 6 Disambiguation of Ericales order plants: 33 33 33 2 Disambiguation of Gourd family plants: 33 33 33 2 Disambiguation of Mimosa subfamily plants: 22 53 22 4
  3. Any of several (not closely related) plants which react when touched.
    The squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: noli me tangere
    Sense id: en-touch-me-not-en-noun-RzLXm0Z8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Ericales order plants, Gourd family plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 20 36 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 28 39 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 23 40 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 23 43 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 28 40 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 28 40 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 23 25 39 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 29 29 39 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 27 27 43 3 Disambiguation of Ericales order plants: 33 33 33 2 Disambiguation of Gourd family plants: 33 33 33 2
  4. (archaic) Lupus. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-touch-me-not-en-noun-CBtEnlH9
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)

Inflected forms

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