Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
The invasive plant Impatiens glandulifera, native to the Himalayas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, uncountable
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Synonyms: Himalayan balsam
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see policeman, helmet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
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History
From the shape of the flower.
