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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024my•o•so•tis (mī′ə sō′tis),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany plant belonging to the genus Myosotis, of the borage family, having basal leaves and pink or white flowers, as the forget-me-not.
Also, my•o•sote (mī′ə sōt′).USA pronunciation - Greek myosōtís the plant mouse-ear, equivalent. to myós (genitive of mŷs) mouse + -ōt- (stem of oûs) ear + -is noun, nominal suffix
- Neo-Latin, Latin myosōtis
- 1700–10
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: myosotis /ˌmaɪəˈsəʊtɪs/, myosote /ˈmaɪəˌsəʊt/ n - any plant of the boraginaceous genus Myosotis
See forget-me-not Etymology: 18th Century: New Latin from Greek muosōtis mouse-ear (referring to its furry leaves), from muos, genitive of mus mouse + -ōt-, stem of ous ear |