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Noli-me-tangere


NOLI-ME-TANGERE, noun [Latin Touch me not.]

1. A plant of the genus Impatiens, called also balsamine; also, a plant of the genus Momordica, or male balsam apple, one species of which is called the wild or spurting cucumber.

2. Among physicians, an ulcer or cancer, a species of herpes.