HyperDic: genus_impatiens

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Impatiens:
NOUNplantgenus Impatiensannual or perennial herbs with stems more or less succulent
English > genus Impatiens: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningannual or perennial herbs with stems more or less succulent; cosmopolitan except for South America, Australia, and New Zealand.
Member ofBalsaminaceae, family Balsaminaceae, balsam familydistinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers
Membersjewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam, celandine, touch-me-not, Impatiens capensisNorth American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers
Broaderrosid dicot genusA genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishgénero impatiens, genus impatiens
Catalangenus impatiens

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