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

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myosotis

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

These, however, were not flowers at all, but small flying beetles painted the brilliant blue of myosotis.

From Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine by Barker, Edward Harrison

But when he takes the form of a blond Hercules, with eyes blue as the myosotis, and a mustache—mais une moustache!—and with no idea whatever of the bigness of the thing he's doing!

From The Street Called Straight by Lowell, Orson

You have been black with powder and battle, now you are fair with the hue of the sky and the blue of the myosotis.

From The Waters of Edera by Ouida

She has met Mademoiselle de Villefort, and has taken her arm; see, they are following us, both in white dresses, one with a bouquet of camellias, the other with one of myosotis.

From The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas père, Alexandre