forget-me-not

American  

[fer-get-mee-not] / fərˈgɛt miˌnɒt /

noun

1. either of two small Old World plants, Myosotis sylvatica or M. scorpioides, of the borage family, having a light-blue flower commonly regarded as an emblem of constancy and friendship.

2. any of several other plants of the genus Myosotis.

3. any of various similar plants, especially of the genus Anchusa or Cynoglossum.

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forget-me-not British  

noun

1. Also called: scorpion grass.  any temperate low-growing plant of the mainly European boraginaceous genus Myosotis , having clusters of small typically blue flowers

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Etymology

Origin of forget-me-not

1525–35; translation of Middle French ne m'oubliez mye

Example Sentences

As Eve passed, it seemed to murmur, "Forget me not," and she gratefully gathered it, saying, "Henceforth, dear flower, that shall be thy name."

From Harper's Young People, July 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

"Forget me not, my lord—pray for me—let me see you again!"

From The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

But, crying still, "Forget me not," Her image haunts me yet.

From Verses for Children and Songs for Music by Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty

Forget me not, loved one! forget me not!

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Leighton, Alexander

As he eagerly fills his pockets his hat drops from his head, and when he turns to go out the little flower calls after him, "Forget me not!"

From Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology by Fiske, John