Myosotis

See also: myosotis and myosótis

Translingual

Myosotis arvensis

Etymology

From Medieval Latin, from Ancient Greek μυοσωτίς (muosōtís), from stem of μῦς (mûs, “mouse”) + stem of οὖς (oûs, “ear”), from the shape of the leaves.

Proper noun

Myosotis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Boraginaceae – the forget-me-nots.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; unassigned euasterids I; Boraginaceae - family; Boraginoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Myosotis scorpioides - type species. See Myosotis on WikispeciesWikispecies or Myosotis at The Plant List for species.

Further reading

Myosotis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Myosotis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Myosotis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Myosotis at USDA Plants database
Myosotis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Myosotis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Myosotis at Encyclopedia of Life
Myosotis at The Plant List

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