单词 | impatiens |
释义 | impatiensn. Botany. Any plant of the genus Impatiens (family Balsaminaceae), which comprises many tender succulent flowering herbs native to the tropics and north temperate regions but widely cultivated elsewhere, including the touch-me-not (touch-me-not n. 2b), busy Lizzie, and various species of balsam. Cf. balsam n. 8. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > balsam and allied flowers noli me tangere1563 balsam apple1578 touch-me-not1659 eagle-flower1718 balsam1736 quick-in-hand1744 Capuchin1756 balsamine1785 impatiens1785 jewelweed1817 snap-weed1823 lady's slipper1836 busy Lizzie1938 sultana1938 patient Lucy1940 policeman's helmet1950 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxxi. 478 Antirrhinum, Fumitory, Violet, Impatiens and Orchis. 1836 A. H. Lincoln Familiar Lect. Bot. (ed. 5) xv. 101 The Impatiens of the garden is sometimes called Ladies'-slipper, sometimes Balsamine. 1962 Amateur Gardening 17 Feb. 4/3 The impatiens, or Busy Lizzie is known as the ‘water fuchsia’. 1978 Homes & Gardens Apr. 34/2 Take cuttings... Plants which can be increased like this are impatiens, tradescantia,..and peperomia. 1991 Independent 5 Jan. 33/2 Because compactness is not an inherent characteristic, impatiens sometimes rebels. You may find it growing twice as high as its catalogue description suggests. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1785 |
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