myosotis (redirected from myosotises)

my·o·so·tis  (m-sts)

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Any of various plants of the genus Myosotis, such as the forget-me-not.

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[New Latin Myostis, genus name, from Latin myostis, mouse-ear, a kind of plant, from Greek muostis : muos, genitive of ms, mouse; see ms- in Indo-European roots + ous, t-, ear; see ous- in Indo-European roots.]

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Myosotis - forget-me-nots; scorpion grass       genus Myosotis plant genus - a genus of plants borage family, Boraginaceae, family Boraginaceae - a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit garden forget-me-not, Myosotis sylvatica - small biennial to perennial herb of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia having blue, purple or white flowers forget-me-not, mouse ear, Myosotis scorpiodes - small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers