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- [mahy-uh-soh-tis]
- /ˌmaɪ əˈsoʊ tɪs/
- /mˌaɪəsˈəʊtiz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mahy-uh-soh-tis]
- /ˌmaɪ əˈsoʊ tɪs/
Definitions of myosotis word
- noun myosotis any plant belonging to the genus Myosotis, of the borage family, having basal leaves and pink or white flowers, as the forget-me-not. 1
- noun myosotis A plant of a genus that includes the forget-me-nots. 1
- noun myosotis any plant of the boraginaceous genus Myosotis 0
- noun myosotis forget-me-not (sense 1) 0
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Origin of myosotis
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
1700-10; < New Latin, Latin myosōtis < Greek myosōtís the plant mouse-ear, equivalent to myós (genitive of mŷs) mouse + -ōt- (stem of oûs) ear + -is noun suffix
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Parts of speech for Myosotis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
myosotis popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
myosotis usage trend in Literature
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