Meanings
nounjewelweed (countable and uncountable, plural jewelweeds)
plural jewelweeds · alternative jewel-weed
- UScountableuncountableImpatiens, especially Impatiens capensis and Impatiens pallida.
he could still see a flower here and there smile up at him – the tawny red of the jewel-weed, and the close-tufted ball of the ‘mountain snow.’
1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 136
Synonyms & antonyms
nounNorth American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
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herbherbaceous plant
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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jewelweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jewelweed
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“jewelweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jewelweed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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