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

The Child held a little bunch of forget-me-nots in its hand, and as it held them out seemed to say, "Forget me not."

From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Bolanden, Conrad von

Forget me not, as I will never forget thee!

From Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague by Kohn, Spiegfried

Behind him on the table lay the money; he felt as if somebody near him were whispering all the time: Forget me not!

From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Auerbach, Berthold

Yet on the earth that veils10 their heads, Where bravest hearts are doom'd to rot, This simple flower, with meek appeal, Prefers the prayer "Forget me not."

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 495, June 25, 1831 by Various

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

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