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

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Example Sentences

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myosotis

These, however, were not flowers at all, but small flying beetles painted the brilliant blue of myosotis.

From Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine by Edward Harrison Barker

"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

You have been black with powder and battle, now you are fair with the hue of the sky and the blue of the myosotis.

From The Waters of Edera by Ouida

See her apple-cheeks, her eyes like blue myosotis, her lips—poppy-petals, and her ivy-like grace!

From Barks and Purrs by Colette

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

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