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

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

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

"If you are good you may come to the Pier, and there we will talk edelweiss and myosotis, as all engaged people do."

From The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel by Edgar Saltus

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

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