poemranker ::Replying

ReplyTo a comment on Working at the Garden Market by jessicazee.

Shuushin4 May 2004

"Any of various plants of the genus Impatiens, which includes the jewelweed."

-Or-

"A name formerly applied to several varieties of ulcerous cutaneous diseases, but now restricted to Lupus exedens, an ulcerative affection of the nose."

(would be nice to have seen some dual usage of the word, but it is a minor player in the piece)