Forget-me-not Definition

fər-gĕtmē-nŏt, fôr-
forget-me-nots
noun
forget-me-nots
Any of a genus (Myosotis) of marsh plants of the borage family, with clusters of small blue, white, or pink flowers: an emblem of faithfulness and friendship.
Webster's New World
Any of a number of other plants related or similar to this.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
forget-me-not
Plural:
forget-me-nots

Origin of Forget-me-not

  • Translation of Old French ne m'oubliez mie

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Forget-me-not Sentence Examples

  • One of the finest of the endemic flowering plants of the group is the boraginaceous "Chatham Island lily" (M y ousitidium nobile), a gigantic forget-me-not, which grows on the shingly shore in a few places only, and always just on the high-water mark, where it is daily deluged by the waves; while dracophyllums, leucopogons and arborescent ragworts are characteristic forms in the vegetation.

  • Every path and every plot, Every blush of roses, Every blue forget-me-not Where the dew reposes, " Up!

  • The plant is vigorous habited, forming foot-high mounds crowded with rich gentian-blue flowers like a glorified Forget-me-Not.

  • Wood Whites visit a wide range of nectar sources including greater stitchwort, wood forget-me-not, birdsfoot trefoil, bitter vetch and bugle.

  • Fairy Forget-me-not (Eritrichium) - E. nanum is an alpine gem, closely allied to the Forget-me-nots, which, however, it excels in intensity of azure-blue.

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Words Starting With

FFOFOR

Words Ending With

TOTNOT

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Words Starting With F and Ending With T

Starts With F & Ends With TStarts With FO & Ends With TStarts With F & Ends With OT

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13 Letter Words13 Letter Words Starting With F13 Letter Words Ending With T