myosotis

[ mahy-uh-soh-tis ]

noun

1. any plant belonging to the genus Myosotis, of the borage family, having basal leaves and pink or white flowers, as the forget-me-not.

myosotis

/ ˌmaɪəˈsəʊtɪs; ˈmaɪəˌsəʊt /

noun

1. any plant of the boraginaceous genus Myosotis See forget-me-not

Word History and Origins

Origin of myosotis¹

1700–10; < New Latin, Latin myosōtis < Greek myosōtís the plant mouse-ear, equivalent to myós (genitive of mŷs ) mouse + -ōt- (stem of oûs ) ear + -is noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of myosotis¹

C18: New Latin from Greek muosōtis mouse-ear (referring to its furry leaves), from muos, genitive of mus mouse + -ōt- , stem of ous ear

Example Sentences

He writes that “a snapdragon is now called an antirrhinum, a word no one can spell”—let alone pronounce—“without consulting a dictionary,” and that “forget-me-nots are coming more and more to be called myosotis.”

From The New Yorker

He writes that “a snapdragon is now called an antirrhinum, a word no one can spell”—let alone pronounce—“without consulting a dictionary,” and that “forget-me-nots are coming more and more to be called myosotis.”

From The New Yorker

D.T.F. is a co-founder of Myosotis LLC.

From Nature

Her parents named her for the myosotis, a bright-hued, five-petaled flower with a yellow center commonly used to decorate gifts or sent by lovers who wish to be remembered.

From New York Times

Myosotis, mī-ō-sō′tis, n. a genus of annual or perennial herbs of the borage family, with alternate leaves and simple or branched racemes of bractless blue, pink, or white flowers: a flower of this genus, as the common blue forget-me-not.

From Project Gutenberg