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Myosotis
(gcide) | Myosotis \My`o*so"tis\, prop. n. [NL.; Gr. ?, lit., mouse ear.]
(Bot.)
A genus of plants. See Mouse-ear.
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myosotis
(wn) | Myosotis
n 1: forget-me-nots; scorpion grass [syn: Myosotis, {genus
Myosotis}] |
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Myosotis incespitosa
(gcide) | Forget-me-not \For*get"-me-not`\, n. [Cf. G. vergissmeinnicht.]
(Bot.)
A small perennial herb, of the genus Myosotis ({Myosotis
scorpiodes}, Myosotis palustris, Myosotis incespitosa,
etc.), bearing a beautiful bright blue or white flowers, and
extensively considered the emblem of fidelity.
Syn: mouse ear, .
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Note: Formerly the name was given to the {Ajuga
Cham[ae]pitus}.
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Myosotis palustris
(gcide) | Forget-me-not \For*get"-me-not`\, n. [Cf. G. vergissmeinnicht.]
(Bot.)
A small perennial herb, of the genus Myosotis ({Myosotis
scorpiodes}, Myosotis palustris, Myosotis incespitosa,
etc.), bearing a beautiful bright blue or white flowers, and
extensively considered the emblem of fidelity.
Syn: mouse ear, .
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Note: Formerly the name was given to the {Ajuga
Cham[ae]pitus}.
[1913 Webster]Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?,
perhaps akin to E. sharp.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids
of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large
claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.
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Note: Scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender
post-abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last
of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. The
venom causes great pain, but is unattended either with
redness or swelling, except in the axillary or inguinal
glands, when an extremity is affected. It is seldom if
ever destructive of life. Scorpions are found widely
dispersed in the warm climates of both the Old and New
Worlds.
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2. (Zool.) The pine or gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus).
[Local, U. S.]
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3. (Zool.) The scorpene.
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4. (Script.) A painful scourge.
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My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will
chastise you with scorpions. --1 Kings xii.
11.
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5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See Scorpio.
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6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and
other missiles.
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Book scorpion. (Zool.) See under Book.
False scorpion. (Zool.) See under False, and {Book
scorpion}.
Scorpion bug, or Water scorpion (Zool.) See Nepa.
Scorpion fly (Zool.), a neuropterous insect of the genus
Panorpa. See Panorpid.
Scorpion grass (Bot.), a plant of the genus Myosotis.
Myosotis palustris is the forget-me-not.
Scorpion senna (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous shrub
(Coronilla Emerus) having a slender joined pod, like a
scorpion's tail. The leaves are said to yield a dye like
indigo, and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna.
Scorpion shell (Zool.), any shell of the genus Pteroceras.
See Pteroceras.
Scorpion spiders. (Zool.), any one of the Pedipalpi.
Scorpion's tail (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
Scorpiurus, herbs with a circinately coiled pod; -- also
called caterpillar.
Scorpion's thorn (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant
(Genista Scorpius) of Southern Europe.
The Scorpion's Heart (Astron.), the star Antares in the
constellation Scorpio.
[1913 Webster]Mouse-ear \Mouse"-ear`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) The forget-me-not (Myosotis palustris) and other
species of the same genus.
(b) A European species of hawkweed ({Hieracium
Pilosella}).
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Mouse-ear chickweed, a name of two common species of
chickweed (Cerastium vulgarium, and {Cerastium
viscosum}).
Mouse-ear cress, a low cruciferous herb ({Sisymbrium
Thaliana}). All these are low herbs with soft, oval, or
obovate leaves, whence the name.
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Myosotis scorpiodes
(gcide) | Forget-me-not \For*get"-me-not`\, n. [Cf. G. vergissmeinnicht.]
(Bot.)
A small perennial herb, of the genus Myosotis ({Myosotis
scorpiodes}, Myosotis palustris, Myosotis incespitosa,
etc.), bearing a beautiful bright blue or white flowers, and
extensively considered the emblem of fidelity.
Syn: mouse ear, .
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Note: Formerly the name was given to the {Ajuga
Cham[ae]pitus}.
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genus myosotis
(wn) | genus Myosotis
n 1: forget-me-nots; scorpion grass [syn: Myosotis, {genus
Myosotis}] |
myosotis
(wn) | Myosotis
n 1: forget-me-nots; scorpion grass [syn: Myosotis, {genus
Myosotis}] |
myosotis scorpiodes
(wn) | Myosotis scorpiodes
n 1: small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers
[syn: forget-me-not, mouse ear, Myosotis scorpiodes] |
myosotis sylvatica
(wn) | Myosotis sylvatica
n 1: small biennial to perennial herb of Europe, northern Africa
and western Asia having blue, purple or white flowers [syn:
garden forget-me-not, Myosotis sylvatica] |
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