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FORGET-ME-NOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does forget-me-not mean?
• FORGET-ME-NOT (noun)
The noun FORGET-ME-NOT has 1 sense:
1. small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers
Familiarity information: FORGET-ME-NOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
forget-me-not; mouse ear; Myosotis scorpiodes
Hypernyms ("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 ("forget-me-not" is a member of...):
genus Myosotis; Myosotis (forget-me-nots; scorpion grass)
Context examples
She is dressed in blue, with blue flowers in her hair—forget-me-nots—as if SHE had any need to wear forget-me-nots.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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