[im-pey-shuh
nz] 
| any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Impatiens, of the balsam family, having irregular flowers in which the calyx and corolla are not clearly distinguishable and bearing fruit that bursts open to scatter the seeds. |
| im·pa·tiens (ĭm-pā'shənz, -shəns) n. Any of various plants of the genus Impatiens, which includes the jewelweed. [Latin impatiēns, impatient (so called because the ripe pods burst open when touched); see impatient.] |