forget-me-not
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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.
[Translation of Old French ne m'oubliez mie.]
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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
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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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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 |
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forget-me-not
n (Bot) → Vergissmeinnicht nt
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