Brooklime Definition

bro͝oklīm
noun
Either of two related trailing plants, Veronica americana of North America or V. beccabunga of Eurasia, growing in wet or moist places and having clusters of small blue or purplish flowers.
American Heritage
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Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Veronica beccabunga
  • European brooklime
  • Veronica americana
  • American brooklime

Other Word Forms of Brooklime

Noun

Singular:
brooklime
Plural:
brooklimes

Origin of Brooklime

  • Alteration of Middle English brokelemok broke brook brook1 lemok a kind of brooklime (from Old English hleomoc)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • brook +"Ž lime?

    From Wiktionary

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