myosotis

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UK/mʌɪəˈsəʊtɪs/

noun

Any plant of the genus Myosotis, the forget-me-nots.

OriginLatin myosōtis ← Ancient Greek μυοσωτίς →
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Meanings

nounmyosotis (plural myosotises)

plural myosotises

  1. Any plant of the genus Myosotis, the forget-me-nots.

    Cut all the myosotis there is.

    1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 87
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    How would he, then, describe Tilly's manner and appearance at breakfast ? Peregrine shrugged and said it was much as usual; she was gay and very pretty in her dirndl skirt and blue and yellow silk apron embroidered with myosotis.

    1956, Delano Ames, chapter 13, in Crime out of Mind

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμυοσωτίς
  2. Latinmyosōtis
  3. Englishmyosotis

Borrowed from Latin myosōtis, from Koine Ancient Greek μυοσωτίς (muosōtís, literally “ears of a mouse”), from genitive of μῦς (mûs, “mouse”) and nominative plural of οὖς (oûs, “ear”).

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APA

myosotis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myosotis

MLA

“myosotis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myosotis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myosotis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myosotis.

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