Myosotis
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Myosotis arvensis
Translingual
Etymology
From Medieval Latin, from Ancient Greek μυοσωτίς (muosōtís), from μῠός (muós, “mouse's”) + stem of οὖς (oûs, “ear”), from the shape of the leaves.
Proper noun
Myosotis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Boraginaceae – 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; for others see
Myosotis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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 The Plant List
