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CAPE FORGET-ME-NOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cape forget-me-not mean? 

CAPE FORGET-ME-NOT (noun)
  The noun CAPE FORGET-ME-NOT has 2 senses:

1. anchusa of southern Africa having blue to red-purple flowersplay

2. anchusa of southern Africa having blue flowers with white throatsplay

  Familiarity information: CAPE FORGET-ME-NOT used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CAPE FORGET-ME-NOT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Anchusa of southern Africa having blue to red-purple flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Anchusa riparia; cape forget-me-not

Hypernyms ("cape forget-me-not" is a kind of...):

anchusa (any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Anchusa of southern Africa having blue flowers with white throats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Anchusa capensis; cape forget-me-not

Hypernyms ("cape forget-me-not" is a kind of...):

anchusa (any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers)


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