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myosotis
[ mahy-uh-soh-tis ]
noun
- any plant belonging to the genus Myosotis, of the borage family, having basal leaves and pink or white flowers, as the forget-me-not.
myosotis
/ ˌmaɪəˈsəʊtɪs; ˈmaɪəˌsəʊt /
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of myosotis1
C18: New Latin from Greek muosōtis mouse-ear (referring to its furry leaves), from muos, genitive of mus mouse + -ōt- , stem of ous ear
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Example Sentences
I told him a poem and I did sing him a song of fleurs de tante, of myosotis et anemone et romarin et iris et claire.
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See her apple-cheeks, her eyes like blue myosotis, her lips—poppy-petals, and her ivy-like grace!
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How beautiful she was the night they parted, with the blue myosotis gleaming through her bright hair!
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Calyx valvate, the corolla imbricated (in Myosotis convolute) in the bud.
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But when he takes the form of a blond Hercules, with eyes blue as the myosotis, and a mustache—mais une moustache!
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