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balsamine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bal-samine
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant, the Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam.

Etymology

From Latin balsamina (“balsam plant”) (perhaps via French balsamine), from Ancient Greek βαλσαμίνη (balsamínē). The Latin name of the unrelated balsam plant must have been applied to Impatiens balsamina soon after it arrived in Europe- Leonhart Fuchs referred to it as balsamina as early as 1542.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: balsamina, balsamine, βαλσαμίνη

Inflected Forms

balsamines (plural)

Synonyms

balsam garden balsam garden balsamine rose balsam touch-me-not spotted snapweed

Questions

What does balsamine mean?
A plant, the Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam.
Where does balsamine come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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