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CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chinese forget-me-not mean?
• CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT (noun)
The noun CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT has 1 sense:
1. biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers
Familiarity information: CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Chinese forget-me-not; Cynoglossum amabile
Hypernyms ("Chinese forget-me-not" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("Chinese forget-me-not" is a member of...):
Cynoglossum; genus Cynoglossum (a large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae)
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