forget-me-not

[fer-get-mee-not]

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noun

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.
any of several other plants of the genus Myosotis.
any of various similar plants, especially of the genus Anchusa or Cynoglossum.

forget-me-not

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of forget-me-not¹

1525–35; translation of Middle French ne m'oubliez mye

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Nothing but 2 meters and one spindly forget-me-not lay between us.

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We especially like the dreamy, roomy sleeping tunic, which comes in a crisp white, as well as stripes and a forget-me-not floral pattern in a variety of colors.

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Another gown was a forget-me-not, one a wild pansy, others peonies.

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The new model produces more pumping pressure, and looks gorgeous in forget-me-not shades of yellow and red.

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They were standing in a country lane bordered by high, tangled hedgerows, beneath a summer sky as bright and blue as a forget-me-not.

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