Usually means: Plants that recoil when touched.
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We found 6 dictionaries that define the word touch-me-nots:

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  1. touch-me-nots: Merriam-Webster
  2. touch-me-nots, touch-me-nots: Collins English Dictionary
  3. touch-me-nots: Wiktionary
  4. touch-me-nots: Dictionary.com
  5. touch-me-nots: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. touch-me-nots: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (touch-me-not)

noun:  Any of several (not closely related) plants which react when touched.
noun:  The jewelweed, Impatiens noli-tangere, Impatiens capensis, Impatiens parviflora.
noun:  The sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica).
noun:  The squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium).
noun:  (archaic) Lupus.
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