Forget-me-not

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Forget-me-not

A documentary-style narration: origin, meaning, and feel.

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

fuh-GET-mee-NOT  /fəˈɡɛt miː nɒt/

Definition

A small flowering plant of the genus Myosotis, bearing small blue flowers; the flowers are traditionally associated with remembrance and faithful love.

Plain meaning

The forget-me-not is the small plant with tiny blue flowers that symbolise remembrance and faithful love — one of the most evocative flowers in the English symbolic tradition.

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Neutral in botanical contexts. Highly symbolic and emotional in literary, memorial, and romantic contexts.