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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, .

Note: Formerly the name was given to the Ajuga Cham[ae]pitus.

Myosotis palustris

Mouse-ear \Mouse"-ear`\, n. (Bot.)

  1. The forget-me-not ( Myosotis palustris) and other species of the same genus.

  2. A European species of hawkweed ( Hieracium Pilosella).

    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.