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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of annual plants of the natural order Geraniaceæ and tribe Balsamineæ, having curious irregular flowers, in which the calyx and corolla are colored alike and are not clearly distinguishable.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • proper noun (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.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Balsaminaceae — many species of flowering plants, among then Busy Lizzie.

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