jewelweed

[ joo-uhl-weed ]

noun
  1. any of several plants of the genus Impatiens, especially I. capensis, having orange-yellow flowers spotted with reddish brown, or I. pallida, having yellow flowers sometimes spotted with brownish red.

Origin of jewelweed

1
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; jewel + weed1

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