• Myosotis (/ˌmaɪ.əˈsoʊtɪs/;2 from the Greek: μυοσωτίς [mouses ear], after the leaf) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. In the northern hemisphere they are commonly called forget-me-nots3 or scorpion grasses. The common name forget-me-not was calqued from the German Vergissmeinnicht, and first used in English in 1398 AD via [King Henry] IV.4 Similar names and variations are found in many languages. Myosotis alpestris is the state flower of Alaska.5 Plants of this genus are commonly confused with Chatham Islands [forget-me-nots] which belong to a related genus, Myosotidium.


    Myosotis meaning & definition 1 of Myosotis.


  • A plant of a genus which includes the forget-me-nots.

    Myosotis meaning & definition 2 of Myosotis.

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