English Explanatory Dictionary

forget-me-not

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the flowering plants of the genus Myosotis, mostly with a small five-petalled blue flower; a flower from such a plant.
  2. Any of certain species of genus Cynoglossum
  3. A light tint of blue, the color of the flower.
  4. Any of various light-blue coloured lycaenid butterflies of the Asian and Australasian genus Catochrysops, especially Catochrysops strabo native to India and Southeast Asia.

Pronunciation

/fɚˈɡɛt.miˌnɑt/ /fəˈɡɛt.miːˌnɒt/ en-us-forget-me-not.ogg

Word forms

forget-me-not forget-me-nots

Etymology

Calque of Middle French ne m'oubliez mie or German Vergissmeinnicht.

Derived words

Chinese forget-me-not
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