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forget-me-not

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Definition of forget-me-not

noun

  • a low-growing plant of the borage family, which typically has blue flowers and is a popular ornamental.
    • Myosotis and other genera, family Boraginaceae: several species, in particular the common European M. scorpioides, whose bright blue flowers have a yellow centre

Origin:

mid 16th century: translating the Old French name ne m'oubliez mye; said to have the virtue of ensuring that the wearer of the flower would never be forgotten by a lover

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