forget-me-not
noun/fəˈɡet miː nɒt/
/fərˈɡet miː nɑːt/
- a low-growing plant with small, light-blue flowersWord Originmid 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.
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