jewelweed means impatiens, especially Impatiens capensis and Impatiens pallida. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
Etymology
From jewel + weed.
noun
- Impatiens, especially Impatiens capensis and Impatiens pallida.“he could still see a flower here and there smile up at him – the tawny red of the jewel-weed, and the close-tufted ball of the ‘mountain snow.’”