forget-me-not

[ fer-get-mee-not ]

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.

  1. any of various similar plants, especially of the genus Anchusa or Cynoglossum.

Origin of forget-me-not

1
1525–35; translation of Middle French ne m'oubliez mye
  • Also called scorpion grass for def. 1, 2

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British Dictionary definitions for forget-me-not

forget-me-not

noun
  1. any temperate low-growing plant of the mainly European boraginaceous genus Myosotis, having clusters of small typically blue flowers: Also called: scorpion grass

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