Noli-me-tangere
Pronunciation : No"li-me-tan"ge*re
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., touch me not.]
Definition : 1. (Bot.) (a) Any plant of a genus of herbs (Impatiens) having capsules which, if touched when ripe, discharge their seeds. -- See Impatiens. (b) The squirting cucumber. See under Cucumber.
2. (Med.)
Defn: A name formerly applied to several varieties of ulcerous cutaneous diseases, but now restricted to Lupus exedens, an ulcerative affection of the nose.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913