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touch-me-not

Translations

touch-me-notnoun

touch-me-nots

Common name of several plants; countable.

недотрогаОбщее русское название растений рода Impatiens.

The damp woodland was bright with yellow touch-me-nots in midsummer.

Сырой лес середины лета сиял жёлтыми недотрогами.

Additional translations

мимоза стыдливаяРусское название Mimosa pudica.

touch-me-notadjective

Attributive use of the noun before another noun.

недотроговыйКнижн., образовано от названия растения «недотрога».

The seed pods exhibit a touch-me-not mechanism for dispersal.

Стручки демонстрируют недотроговый механизм распространения.

touch-me-notnoun

Impatiens noli-tangere, a species of balsam whose seed pods burst open explosively when touched.

The damp woodland was bright with yellow touch-me-nots in midsummer.

Mimosa pudica, a tropical leguminous plant whose leaves fold inward when touched; the sensitive plant.

Visitors to the greenhouse were fascinated by the touch-me-not that closed its leaves at the slightest tap.

touch-me-notadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a touch-me-not plant; derived from or containing touch-me-not.

The seed pods exhibit a touch-me-not mechanism for dispersal.