myosotis

[ mahy-uh-soh-tis ]

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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 /

noun

See forget-me-not
any plant of the boraginaceous genus Myosotis See forget-me-not

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Word History and Origins

Origin of myosotis¹

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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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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