Cape forget-me-not

noun

: either of two southern African anchusas (Anchusa capensis and A. riparia)

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from Cape of Good Hope

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“Cape forget-me-not.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cape%20forget-me-not. Accessed 29 May. 2023.

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