Main Entry:

im·pa·tiens

Pronunciation:

\im-ˈpā-shənz, -shən(t)s\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

New Latin, from Latin, impatient

Date:

1785

: any of a widely distributed genus (Impatiens of the family Balsaminaceae) of annual or perennial herbs with irregular spurred or saccate flowers and forcefully dehiscent capsules — compare touch-me-not