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forget-me-nots

forget-me-nots is the plural of forget-me-not.

Meaning of forget-me-not

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.

Phrases with forget-me-nots

Questions about forget-me-nots

What is forget-me-nots the plural of?
Forget-me-nots is the plural of forget-me-not.

Words near forget-me-nots in the dictionary

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

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