noun
A flowering plant (Hemerocallis fulva), also known as ヤブカンゾウ. The name 忘れ草 literally means 'forget-me-grass' and is associated with forgetting worries in classical poetry.
See also: ヤブカンゾウ
庭に忘れ草が咲いている。
Orange daylilies are blooming in the garden.
noun
Archaic or poetic term for tobacco, derived from the idea that smoking helps one forget troubles. Rare in modern usage; the usual word is タバコ.
See also: タバコ
昔の文献では、忘れ草がタバコを指すことがある。
In old documents, 忘れ草 sometimes refers to tobacco.
From 忘れ (wasure, 'forgetting') + 草 (kusa, 'grass/plant'). The name reflects the traditional belief that the plant or its use (as tobacco) could make one forget one's troubles.