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Noli-me-tangere
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noun
Noli-me-tangere
n.
1.
(Bot.)
(a)
Any plant of a genus of herbs (Impatiens) having capsules which, if touched when ripe, discharge their seeds. See
Impatiens
.
(b)
The squirting cucumber. See under
Cucumber
.
2.
(Med.) A name formerly applied to several varieties of ulcerous cutaneous diseases, but now restricted to Lupus exedens, an ulcerative affection of the nose.
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