BROOKLIME

brooklime, American brooklime, Veronica americana

(noun) plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers

brooklime, European brooklime, Veronica beccabunga

(noun) European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers; sparsely naturalized in North America

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

brooklime (plural brooklimes)

Certain plants of genus Veronica, with usually blue flowers in axillary racemes

European brooklime (Veronica beccabunga)

American brooklime (Veronica americana)

Anagrams

• broomlike

Source: Wiktionary


Brook"lime`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A plant (Veronica Beccabunga), with flowers, usually blue, in axillary racemes. The American species is V. Americana. [Formerly written broklempe or broklympe.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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