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Webster 1913 Edition
Impatiens
‖
Im-pa′ti-ens
(ĭm-pā′shĭ-ĕnz)
, p
rop.
Noun.
[L., impatient.]
(Bot.)
A genus of plants, several species of which have very beautiful flowers; – so called because the elastic capsules burst when touched, and scatter the seeds with considerable force. Called also
touch-me-not
, jewelweed
, and snapweed
. Impatiens Balsamina
(sometimes called lady’s slipper
) is the common garden balsam. Definition 2024
Impatiens
Impatiens
See also: impatiens
Translingual
Proper noun
Impatiens f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Balsaminaceae – flowering plants called variously jewelweeds, touch-me-nots, and balsams.
Hyponyms
- (genus): Impatiens capensis, Impatiens pallida. See
Impatiens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia for other species.
impatiens
impatiens
See also: Impatiens
English
Noun
impatiens (plural impatiens)
- Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Impatiens
Synonyms
See also
- impatiens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
-
impatiens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Latin
Etymology
From im- (“without, not”) + patiens (“suffering, patient”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /imˈpa.ti.ens/, [ɪmˈpa.ti.ẽːs]
Adjective
impatiēns m, f, n (genitive impatiēntis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | impatiēns | impatientēs | impatientia | ||
| genitive | impatientis | impatientium | |||
| dative | impatientī | impatientibus | |||
| accusative | impatientem | impatiēns | impatientēs | impatientia | |
| ablative | impatientī | impatientibus | |||
| vocative | impatiēns | impatientēs | impatientia | ||
Descendants
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