touch-me-nots
Seed-flinging wildflowers
Touch-me-nots are plants whose seed pods burst open when touched, scattering seeds explosively.
The name captures the plant's seeming aversion to contact.
By extension, a touch-me-not is a person who seems to recoil from physical contact or appears standoffish: She had a touch-me-not quality that kept people at a distance.
Itch-relieving wild impatiens
- seedpodsFruit enclosing plant embryos
- spottedSeen or patterned
- wildflowersUncultivated flowering plants
- annualsSingle-season plants
shade-loving · self-seeding · explosive · capsules · pale · orange · yellow · springy
Easily broken or harmed
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- reactiveTending to respond
- responsiveQuick to react
- hypersensitiveExcessively reactive to stimuli
irritable · twitchy · jumpy · edgy · nervous · temperamental · thin-skinned · volatile
Fruit enclosing plant embryos
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- burstingBreaking from internal pressure
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- ballisticOf hurled objects
scattering · ejection · spring-loaded · ripeness · pressure · spreading · colonizing · mechanical
Uncomfortably self-conscious
- timidLacking courage or confidence
- reservedRestrained in manner
- reticentDisinclined to speak freely
- coyAffectedly modest
self-conscious · withdrawn · demure · modest · diffident · wallflower · shrinking · hesitant
Cultivated planting areas
- horticultureCultivating plants systematically
- ornamentalsPlants for visual appeal
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
germination · greenhouse · floriculture · landscaping · bedding · containers · borders · transplanting
jewelweed
Itch-relieving wild impatiens
- seedpodsFruit enclosing plant embryos
- spottedSeen or patterned
- wildflowersUncultivated flowering plants
annuals · shade-loving · self-seeding · explosive · capsules · pale · orange · yellow · springy · streamside
delicate
Easily broken or harmed
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- reactiveTending to respond
- responsiveQuick to react
hypersensitive · irritable · twitchy · jumpy · edgy · nervous · temperamental · thin-skinned · volatile · excitable
seedpods
Fruit enclosing plant embryos
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- burstingBreaking from internal pressure
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
ballistic · scattering · ejection · spring-loaded · ripeness · pressure · spreading · colonizing · mechanical · catapult
bashful
Uncomfortably self-conscious
coy · self-conscious · withdrawn · demure · modest · diffident · wallflower · shrinking · hesitant · skittish
flowerbeds
Cultivated planting areas
- horticultureCultivating plants systematically
- ornamentalsPlants for visual appeal
- cultivationFostering growth through care
seedlings · germination · greenhouse · floriculture · landscaping · bedding · containers · borders · transplanting · watering
touch-me-notstumbleweeds
Wind-driven dried plants
dandelions · coconut palms · burdock · milkweed · cottonwood
touch-me-notshuggers
Those who clasp affectionately
people persons · extroverts · social butterflies · glad-handers · backslapper
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