FORGET-ME-NOT


Meaning of FORGET-ME-NOT in English

■ noun a low-growing plant of the borage family with bright blue flowers. [ Myosotis scorpioides and other species.]

Origin

C16: translating the OFr. name ne m'oubliez mye ; said to ensure that the wearer of the flower would never be forgotten by a lover.

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