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spotted touch-me-not

spotted touch-me-not noun: a plant of the species Impatiens capensis, native to North America, naturalized elsewhere.

spotted touch-me-not: a plant of the species Impatiens capensis, native to North America, naturalized elsewhere
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Noun

spotted touch-me-not (countable and uncountable, plural spotted touch-me-nots)

  1. A plant of the species Impatiens capensis, native to North America, naturalized elsewhere.
    Synonyms:
    orange jewelweed, common jewelweed, spotted jewelweed, or orange balsam

Synonyms of spotted touch-me-not

  • orange jewelweed
  • common jewelweed
  • spotted jewelweed
  • or orange balsam

Forms of spotted touch-me-not

pluralspotted touch-me-nots

Questions about spotted touch-me-not

What does spotted touch-me-not mean?
Spotted touch-me-not means a plant of the species Impatiens capensis, native to North America, naturalized elsewhere.
What part of speech is spotted touch-me-not?
Spotted touch-me-not is a noun.
What is the plural of spotted touch-me-not?
The plural of spotted touch-me-not is spotted touch-me-nots.

Words near spotted touch-me-not in the dictionary

  1. spotted seal
  2. spotted seals
  3. spotted skunk
  4. spotted skunks
  5. spotted spurge
  6. spotted touch-me-not
  7. spotted touch-me-nots
  8. spotted toughshank
  9. spotted toughshanks
  10. spotted triggerfish
  11. spotted triggerfishes

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