‖ myosotis
(maɪəˈsəʊtɪs)
[L., a. Gr. µυοσωτίς, f. µυός, gen. of µῦς mouse + ὠτ-, οὖς ear.]
† 1. The mouse-ear, Hieracium Pilosella. Obs.
| 1706 Phillips (ed. 6), Myosota or Myosotis, the Herb Mouse-ear, or Bloud-strange. 1753 Chambers Cycl. Suppl. s.v., The broad-leaved Alpine Myosotis. |
2. A plant of the genus Myosotis.
| 1857 Miss Pratt Flower. Pl. IV. 46 In the Netherlands this Myosotis is often made into a syrup. |