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noli me tangere. Noli me tangere, “touch me not,” are the words Christ spoke to Mary Magdalene after His resurrection. The impatiens (Impatiens holotii and other species) are called noli me tangere and touch me not because their seed pods burst and scatter their seeds when touched. They are also called snapweed, and Busy Lizzie in reference to their frequent blooming. Impatiens is from the Latin for impatience, in allu- sion to the bursting of the seed pods. |