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Definition: Myosotis palustris
Forget-me-not
\For*get"-me-not`\, n. [Cf. G. vergissmeinnicht.]
(Bot.)
A small perennial herb, of the genus
Myosotis (
Myosotis scorpiodes
,
Myosotis palustris,
Myosotis incespitosa,
etc.), bearing a beautiful bright blue or white flowers, and
extensively considered the emblem of fidelity.
Syn: mouse ear, .
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Note: Formerly the name was given to the
Ajuga Cham[ae]pitus
.
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Mouse-ear
\Mouse"-ear`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) The forget-me-not (
Myosotis palustris) and other
species of the same genus.
(b) A European species of hawkweed (
Hieracium Pilosella
).
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Mouse-ear chickweed, a name of two common species of
chickweed (
Cerastium vulgarium, and
Cerastium viscosum
).
Mouse-ear cress, a low cruciferous herb (
Sisymbrium Thaliana
). All these are low herbs with soft, oval, or
obovate leaves, whence the name.
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