What is "touch-me-not"

Impatiens \Im*pa"ti*ens\ ([i^]m*p[=a]"sh[i^]*[e^]nz), prop. n. [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.

n. 1 Any of several unrelated plants which react when touched. 2 # The jewelweed, (taxlink Impatiens noli-tangere species noshow=1), ''Impatiens capensis'', (taxlink Impatiens parviflora species noshow=1). 3 # The (vern: sensitive plant), (taxlink Mimosa pudica species noshow=1). 4 # The squirting cucumber, (taxlink Ecballium elaterium species noshow=1).

1. n. North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil [syn: jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam, celandine, Impatiens capensis]

2. Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched [syn: squirting cucumber, exploding cucumber, Ecballium elaterium]

3. prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft gray-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled [syn: sensitive plant, shame plant, live-and-die, humble plant, action plant, Mimosa pudica]

Touch-Me-Not ( 봉선화 - Bongseonhwa) is a 1956 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young.