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

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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 Louis Tracy

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

He fills his pockets with gold, but not heeding the fairy's warning to "forget not the best" - i.e., the myosotis - he is crushed by the closing together of the mountain.

From Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors by Neltje Blanchan

How beautiful she was the night they parted, with the blue myosotis gleaming through her bright hair!

From Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' by George A. (George Alfred) Lawrence

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

From Barks and Purrs by Colette

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