Forget-me-not - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Forget-me-not :  (noun)

1: small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers [syn: mouse ear, Myosotis scorpiodes]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Forget-me-not : \For*get"-me-not`\, n. [Cf. G. vergissmeinnicht.] (Bot.) Myosotis_({M._palustris">A small herb, of the genus Myosotis ({M. palustris, incespitosa, etc.), bearing a beautiful blue flower, and extensively considered the emblem of fidelity.

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

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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