Jewelweed

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Impatiens, especially Impatiens capensis and Impatiens pallida. US, countable, uncountable

    "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.’"

  2. 2
    North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil wordnet

Synonyms

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balsambalsamcelandineimpatiensimpatiensimpatiens capensis

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"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.’"

Etymology

From jewel + weed.

Related phrases

impatiens capensisimpatiens pallida

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