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CAPE FORGET-ME-NOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cape forget-me-not mean?
• CAPE FORGET-ME-NOT (noun)
The noun CAPE FORGET-ME-NOT has 2 senses:
1. anchusa of southern Africa having blue to red-purple flowers
2. anchusa of southern Africa having blue flowers with white throats
Familiarity information: CAPE FORGET-ME-NOT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Anchusa of southern Africa having blue to red-purple flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Anchusa riparia; cape forget-me-not
Hypernyms ("cape forget-me-not" is a kind of...):
anchusa (any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Anchusa of southern Africa having blue flowers with white throats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Anchusa capensis; cape forget-me-not
Hypernyms ("cape forget-me-not" is a kind of...):
anchusa (any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers)
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