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myosotis

my·o·so·tis
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mahy-uh-soh-tis]
    • /ˌmaɪ əˈsoʊ tɪs/
    • /mˌaɪəsˈəʊtiz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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".

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