FORGET-ME-NOT


Meaning of FORGET-ME-NOT in English

noun

a small wild plant with light blue flowers

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: translating the Old French name ne m'oubliez mye ; said to have the virtue of ensuring that the wearer of the flower would never be forgotten by a lover.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.