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Word of the day
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October 26
noli me tangere
n
(
Christianity
,
art
)
A
picture
depicting
Jesus
appearing
to
Mary Magdalene
shortly
after his
resurrection
from the
dead
(see the
etymology
)
.
A
warning
to
avoid
or not to
interfere
.
Someone (such as a
disagreeable
person
) or something (such as a
painful
experience
or
taboo
topic
) to be avoided or not interfered with.
Any of
various
plants
with
fruits
or
seed
capsules
that, when
ripe
,
burst
open
and
discharge
their seeds when
touched
, or with
leaves
that
fold
and
droop
when touched.
Some plants of the
genus
Impatiens
; specifically, the
touch-me-not balsam
or
yellow balsam
(
Impatiens noli-tangere
).
The
squirting cucumber
(
Ecballium elaterium
).
(
archaic
)
The
sensitive plant
(
Mimosa pudica
), the leaves of which fold inwards and droop when
shaken
or touched.
(
medicine
,
obsolete
)
Any of various
diseases
causing
ulcers
of the
skin
and
underlying
tissues
, especially of the
face
; many of these diseases are now
thought
to be due to
basal cell carcinoma
or
squamous cell carcinoma
.
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