Definition of Myosotis sylvatica

1. Noun. Small biennial to perennial herb of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia having blue, purple or white flowers.

Exact synonyms: Garden Forget-me-not
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Myosotis, Myosotis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Myosotis Sylvatica

Mykonos
Mylanta
Mylar
Myles
Myles Standish
Myliobatidae
Mylitta
Mylodontidae
Mymensingh District
Myocastor
Myocastor coypus
Myomorpha
Myopus
Myosotis
Myosotis scorpiodes
Myosotis sylvatica
Myotis
Myotis leucifugus
Myotis velifer
Myr
Myra
Myrcia
Myrciaria
Myrciaria cauliflora
Myrdal
Myriapoda
Myrica
Myrica cerifera
Myrica gale
Myrica pensylvanica

Literary usage of Myosotis sylvatica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1874)
"myosotis sylvatica alba, white. 4. Limnanthes Douglasii, pale yellow. choicest ... myosotis sylvatica, which may often be found in its wild state in ..."

2. Acta Soc. Pro Fauna Et Flora Fennica by Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica (1899)
"Andra åter såsom Heracleum sibiricum och myosotis sylvatica, synas icke förekomma i de flacka österbottniska ..."

3. Supplement to the English Botany of the Late Sir J. E. Smith and Mr. Sowerby by William Jackson Hooker, William Borrer, James Sowerby (1831)
"... closed, shorter than the divergent pedicel. Limb of corolla flat, longer than the tube. Root- leaves on short dilated stalks. SYN. myosotis sylvatica. ..."

4. The Phytologist: A Popular Botanical Miscellany edited by George Luxford, Edward Newman (1844)
"Note on myosotis sylvatica. I find myosotis sylvatica growing abundantly in several ash plantations in this neighbourhood. It flowers throughout the month ..."

5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1860)
"... under the myosotis sylvatica, has the following remarks :—" It varies much in size and stature; in lower shady situation?, and in our gardens, ..."

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