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Myosotis

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my⋅o⋅so⋅tis

[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.
Also, my⋅o⋅sote [mahy-uh-soht] .


Origin:
1700–10; < NL, L myosōtis < Gk myosōtís the plant mouse-ear, equiv. to myós (gen. of mŷs) mouse + -ōt- (s. of oûs) ear + -is n. suffix
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my·o·so·tis   (mī'ə-sō'tĭs)   
n.  Any of various plants of the genus Myosotis, such as the forget-me-not.

[New Latin Myosōtis, genus name, from Latin myosōtis, mouse-ear, a kind of plant, from Greek muosōtis : muos, genitive of mūs, mouse; see mūs- in Indo-European roots + ous, ōt-, ear; see ous- in Indo-European roots.]
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