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forget-me-not

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for·get-me-not (fr-gtm-nt, fôr-)
n.
1. Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Myosotis, having clusters of small blue flowers. Also called scorpion grass.
2. Any of several similar or related plants.

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

forget-me-not
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any temperate low-growing plant of the mainly European boraginaceous genus Myosotis, having clusters of small typically blue flowers Also called scorpion grass
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.forget-me-notforget-me-not - small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
genus Myosotis, Myosotis - forget-me-nots; scorpion grass
Translations
forget-me-not [fəˈgetmɪnɒt] Nnomeolvides m inv
forget-me-not
n (Bot) → Vergissmeinnicht nt
forget-me-not [fəˈgɛtmɪˌnɒt] nnontiscordardimé m inv
forget-me-not [fəˈgɛtmɪˌnɒt] nnontiscordardimé m inv


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It was little Jammes--the girl with the tip-tilted nose, the forget-me-not eyes, the rose-red cheeks and the lily-white neck and shoulders--who gave the explanation in a trembling voice:
His eyes were of the blue of the forget-me-not, and of a profound melancholy, save when he was plunging his hook into you, at which time two red spots appeared in them and lit them up horribly.
She laughed nervously as she spoke, and watched him with her vague forget-me-not eyes.
 
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