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forget-me-not

UK/fəˈɡɛt.miːˌnɒt//fɚˈɡɛt.miˌnɑt/

forget-me-not noun: any of the flowering plants of the genus Myosotis, mostly with a small five-petalled blue flower; a flower from such a plant.

forget-me-not: any of the flowering plants of the genus Myosotis, mostly with a small five-petalled blue flower; a...
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Noun

forget-me-not (plural forget-me-nots)

  1. Any of the flowering plants of the genus Myosotis, mostly with a small five-petalled blue flower; a flower from such a plant.
    • Sending you forget-me-nots / To help you to remember / Baby, please forget me not / I want you to remember1982, Patrice Rushen, “Forget Me Nots”, in Straight from the Heart
  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.

forget-me-not meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

forget-me-not in Arabic

plant of the genus Myosotis
أُذْن الفَأْر ʔuḏn al-faʔr

forget-me-not in Vietnamese

plant of the genus Myosotis
lưu ly

Forms of forget-me-not

pluralforget-me-nots

Origin of forget-me-not

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

Words formed from forget-me-not

Questions about forget-me-not

What does forget-me-not mean?
Forget-me-not means any of the flowering plants of the genus Myosotis, mostly with a small five-petalled blue flower; a flower from such a plant.
What is forget-me-not in Arabic?
Forget-me-not in Arabic is أُذْن الفَأْر (ʔuḏn al-faʔr). See Forget-me-not meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is forget-me-not?
Forget-me-not is a noun.
How do you pronounce forget-me-not?
Forget-me-not is pronounced /fɚˈɡɛt.miˌnɑt/ (US).
What is the plural of forget-me-not?
The plural of forget-me-not is forget-me-nots.

Words near forget-me-not in the dictionary

  1. forget one's manners
  2. forget oneself
  3. forget to take one's medication this morning
  4. forget to take one's pills this morning
  5. forget you
  6. forget-me-not
  7. forget-me-nots
  8. forgetable
  9. forgetful
  10. forgetful functor
  11. forgetful functors

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