Noli-me-tangere

Definition of Noli-me-tangere

No´li-me-tan´ge`re

n.	1.	(Bot.) Any plant of a genus of herbs (Impatiens) having capsules which, if touched when ripe, discharge their seeds. - See Impatiens.
	2.	(Med.) A name formerly applied to several varieties of ulcerous cutaneous diseases, but now restricted to Lupus exedens, an ulcerative affection of the nose.

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