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impatiens

im.pa.tiens \im-'pa--sh*nz, -sh*n(t)s\ n [NL, genus name, fr. L] : any of a 
   widely distributed genus (Impatiens) of watery-juiced ann ual herbs (family 
   Balsaminaceae, the jewelweed family) with irregular spurred or saccate 
   flowers and dehiscent capsules