English Explanatory Dictionary

balsamine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plant, the Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam.

Word forms

balsamine balsamines

Etymology

From Latin balsamina (“balsam plant”) (perhaps via French balsamine), from Ancient Greek βαλσαμίνη (balsamínē). The Latin name of the unrelated balsam plant must have been applied to Impatiens balsamina soon after it arrived in Europe- Leonhart Fuchs referred to it as balsamina as early as 1542.

Synonyms

balsam garden balsam garden balsamine rose balsam touch-me-not spotted snapweed
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