forget-me-not

for·get-me-not

(fər-gĕt′mē-nŏt′, fôr-)n.1. Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Myosotis, having clusters of small blue flowers.2. Any of several similar or related plants.

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[Translation of Old French ne m'oubliez mie.]

forget-me-not

n (Plants) any temperate low-growing plant of the mainly European boraginaceous genus Myosotis, having clusters of small typically blue flowers. Also called: scorpion grass

forget′-me-not`

n. 1. any of several Old World plants of the genus Myosotis, of the borage family, having light blue flowers. 2. any similar or related plant. [1525–35; translation of Middle French ne m'oubliez mye]

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forget-me-not - small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowersmouse ear, Myosotis scorpiodesherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Myosotis, Myosotis - forget-me-nots; scorpion grass

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