Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several plants of the genus Impatiens having yellowish spurred flowers and five-valved seedpods that burst if touched when ripe.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The American Impatiens, the balsam or touch-me-not, I. fulva (see cut under
balsam ) or I. pallida. Seebalsam and Impatiens.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) See
impatiens .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US
Impatiens .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I. namchabarwensis, known as jewelweed, offers exquisite ultramarine 2-inch blooms.
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I know this is of no use to you right now, but next year, when the jewelweed is in full and happy growth, harvest some leaves and whirl them in a blender with a little water, pour the slurry into an ice cube try, and freeze.
Revenge of the Iron Fairies Anne Johnson 2009
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In the next bed were the medicinal herbs she used in potions for sick folks: squaw weed, hepatica, goldenseal, ginseng for the brain, jewelweed for poison ivy rash, wolf milk for warts, and fleabane and pale hergamot, which Granny would rub on her face and arms to keep off mosquitos and gnats.
Archive 2007-06-01 Linda 2007
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Here it is in full: I know this is of no use to you right now, but next year, when the jewelweed is in full and happy growth, harvest some leaves and whirl them in a blender with a little water, pour the slurry into an ice cube try, and freeze.
Archive 2009-03-01 Anne Johnson 2009
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Here it is in full: I know this is of no use to you right now, but next year, when the jewelweed is in full and happy growth, harvest some leaves and whirl them in a blender with a little water, pour the slurry into an ice cube try, and freeze.
Patchwork Quilt Anne Johnson 2009
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In the next bed were the medicinal herbs she used in potions for sick folks: squaw weed, hepatica, goldenseal, ginseng for the brain, jewelweed for poison ivy rash, wolf milk for warts, and fleabane and pale hergamot, which Granny would rub on her face and arms to keep off mosquitos and gnats.
Miss Mattie Lou: A Follower of Christ Linda 2007
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Silent Poem backroad leafmold stonewall chipmunk underbrush grapevine woodchuck shadblow woodsmoke cowbarn honeysuckle woodpile sawhorse bucksaw outhouse wellsweep backdoor flagstone bulkhead buttermilk candlestick ragrug firedog brownbread hilltop outcrop cowbell buttercup whetstone thunderstorm pitchfork steeplebush gristmill millstone cornmeal waterwheel watercress buckwheat firefly jewelweed gravestone groundpine windbreak bedrock weathercock snowfall starlight cockcrow
Marching (100x15) Bruce Schauble 2008
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Silent Poem backroad leafmold stonewall chipmunk underbrush grapevine woodchuck shadblow woodsmoke cowbarn honeysuckle woodpile sawhorse bucksaw outhouse wellsweep backdoor flagstone bulkhead buttermilk candlestick ragrug firedog brownbread hilltop outcrop cowbell buttercup whetstone thunderstorm pitchfork steeplebush gristmill millstone cornmeal waterwheel watercress buckwheat firefly jewelweed gravestone groundpine windbreak bedrock weathercock snowfall starlight cockcrow
Archive 2008-02-01 Bruce Schauble 2008
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Oh, and here is a 16-second video of a jewelweed pod exploding in my hand, but it's more as if the pod just vanishes...
mugwort and ragweed asakiyume 2008
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His snort sent a smoke ring sailing past yellow jewelweed where a hummingbird thrummed.
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