MYOSOTIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Myosotis mean? 

• MYOSOTIS (noun)
  The noun MYOSOTIS has 1 sense:

1. forget-me-nots; scorpion grass

  Familiarity information: MYOSOTIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MYOSOTIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Forget-me-nots; scorpion grass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Myosotis; Myosotis

Hypernyms ("Myosotis" is a kind of...):

plant genus (a genus of plants)

Meronyms (members of "Myosotis"):

garden forget-me-not; Myosotis sylvatica (small biennial to perennial herb of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia having blue, purple or white flowers)

forget-me-not; mouse ear; Myosotis scorpiodes (small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers)

Holonyms ("Myosotis" is a member of...):

borage family; Boraginaceae; family Boraginaceae (a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit)