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

I tried myosotis, too, but that also disappeared after the second year.

From Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm by Thomas Fogarty

A twin-soul in écru sat on a salmon-colored couch, while a twin-soul in myosotis blue reposed on a couch of the color of Australian gold.

From The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar by William Richard Bradshaw

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 L. Allen (Lizzie Allen) Harker

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 Émile Zola

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 Orson Lowell