myosotis

American  

[mahy-uh-soh-tis] / ˌmaɪ əˈsoʊ tɪs /

Also myosote

noun

1. any plant belonging to the genus Myosotis, of the borage family, having basal leaves and pink or white flowers, as the forget-me-not.

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myosotis British  

/ ˌmaɪəˈsəʊtɪs, ˈmaɪəˌsəʊt /

noun

1. any plant of the boraginaceous genus Myosotis See forget-me-not

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Etymology

Origin of myosotis

1700–10; < New Latin, Latin myosōtis < Greek myosōtís the plant mouse-ear, equivalent to myós (genitive of mŷs ) mouse + -ōt- (stem of oûs ) ear + -is noun suffix

Example Sentences

See her apple-cheeks, her eyes like blue myosotis, her lips—poppy-petals, and her ivy-like grace!

From Barks and Purrs by Colette

Come down the nut-walk and see the myosotis arvensis; it is already in bloom, the weather has been so warm.

From Jan and Her Job by Harker, L. Allen (Lizzie Allen)

At this Nana got up and stood on one of the seats of her carriage so as to obtain a better view, and in so doing she trampled the bouquets of roses and myosotis underfoot.

From Four Short Stories By Emile Zola by Zola, Émile

In the course of a single second Medenham found himself comparing them to blue diamonds, to the azure depths of a sunlit sea, to the exquisite tint of the myosotis.

From Cynthia's Chauffeur by Tracy, Louis

"If you are good you may come to the Pier, and there we will talk edelweiss and myosotis, as all engaged people do."

From The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel by Saltus, Edgar