Definitions for jewelweedˈdʒu əlˌwid
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jew•el•weedˈdʒu əlˌwid(n.)
any of several plants belonging to the genus Impatiens, of the balsam family, having yellow spurred flowers and a seedpod that bursts to the touch when ripe.
Category: Plants
Origin of jewelweed:
1810–20, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam, celandine, touch-me-not, Impatiens capensis(noun)
North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
Wiktionary
jewelweed(Noun)
Impatiens.
Webster Dictionary
Jewelweed(noun)
see Impatiens
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