Meanings
plural touch-me-nots
- Any of several (not closely related) plants which react when touched.
- countableuncountableThe jewelweed, Impatiens noli-tangere, Impatiens capensis, Impatiens parviflora.
Synonyms: noli me tangere
- archaiccountableuncountableLupus.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe jewelweed, Impatiens noli-tangere, Impatiens capensis, Impatiens parviflora.
nounThe sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica).
nounThe squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium).
nounA queer person, typically a lesbian, who does not want to receive sexual pleasure.
More synonyms by meaning
nounNorth American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
nounMediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
nounprostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian слабонога
- слабонога (slabonoga)genus: Impatiens
Finnish palsami
- palsamigenus: Impatiens
Polish niecierpek
- niecierpekgenus: Impatiens
Russian недотро́га
- недотро́га (nedotróga)genus: Impatiens
Welsh ffromlys
- ffromlysgenus: Impatiens
Cite this entry
touch-me-not. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touch-me-not
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