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CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT

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

CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT (noun)
  The noun CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT has 1 sense:

1. biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowersplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Chinese forget-me-not; Cynoglossum amabile

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

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("Chinese forget-me-not" is a member of...):

Cynoglossum; genus Cynoglossum (a large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae)


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