forget-me-not

American  

[fer-get-mee-not] / fərˈgɛt miˌnɒt /

noun

forget-me-nots plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• forget-me-nots
  plural

Etymology

Origin of forget-me-not

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

Example Sentences

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forget-me-not forget-me-nots

During their graduation, they wore ribbons and forget-me-not flowers on their gowns in honour of their grandfather, who passed away suddenly on the day of Rose's final chemistry exam.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025

Nothing but 2 meters and one spindly forget-me-not lay between us.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2022

Just within a couple of yards of the water’s edge, the species are abundant, the nomenclature mellifluous: buttercup, foxglove, leopard’s bane, nipplewort, forget-me-not, large-leaf aven, fringe cup, sticky willy.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2022

We especially like the dreamy, roomy sleeping tunic, which comes in a crisp white, as well as stripes and a forget-me-not floral pattern in a variety of colors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2021

The sky was a clear, forget-me-not blue, and there was a feeling in the air of summer coming.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

It was "a battle of the deep sea forget-me-nots," said Kim Jones, co-director of the Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025

Sorin also suggests alyssum, forget-me-nots and bachelor’s buttons.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2022

Her arrangements, which she describes as “fresh, harmonic and playful,” are inspired by the seasons: anemones and forget-me-nots in the spring, chamomile and sunflowers in summer, and red fruits and autumn-colored hydrangeas in the fall.

From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2020

Across the parking lot were bluebells, cottony willow plants, white-flowered Labrador tea, mountain avens and blue forget-me-nots.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2016

It’s papered in small blue flowers, forget-me-nots, with curtains to match.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood