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balsamine

balsamine noun: a plant, the Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam.

Noun

balsamine (plural balsamines)

  1. A plant, the Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam.
    Synonyms:
    balsam, garden balsam, garden balsamine, rose balsam, touch-me-not, spotted snapweed

Synonyms of balsamine

All synonyms of balsamine

Forms of balsamine

pluralbalsamines

Origin of balsamine

From Latin balsamina (“balsam plant”) (perhaps via French balsamine), from Ancient Greek βαλσαμίνη (balsamínē). The Latin name of the unrelated balsam plant must have been applied to Impatiens balsamina soon after it arrived in Europe- Leonhart Fuchs referred to it as balsamina as early as 1542.

Questions about balsamine

What does balsamine mean?
Balsamine means a plant, the Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam.
What part of speech is balsamine?
Balsamine is a noun.
What is the plural of balsamine?
The plural of balsamine is balsamines.

Words near balsamine in the dictionary

  1. balsamically
  2. balsamico
  3. balsamics
  4. balsamiferous
  5. balsaminaceous
  6. balsamine
  7. balsamines
  8. balsaming
  9. Balsamo
  10. Balsamos
  11. balsamous

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