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busy lizzie
noun[ C or U ]
(alsobusy Lizzie)uk /ˌbɪz.i ˈlɪz.i/ us /ˌbɪz.i ˈlɪz.i/
a plant of the Impatiens family with red, white, or pink flowers, often grown in gardens or indoors in pots:
You can't beat the busy Lizzie for flowering all summer in the shade.
I bought the busy lizzies as seedlings in the market.
Clumps of busy lizzie were in full bloom.
Busy Lizzie (or impatiens) flowers throughout the summer and tolerates varying weather conditions.
In the wild, the busy lizzie is rather an elegant plant, tall and rangy, with the flowers scattered over the fleshy stems.
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