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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 flowersplay

  Familiarity information: FORGET-ME-NOT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FORGET-ME-NOT (noun)


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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