Definition of brooklime in English:

brooklime

noun ˈbrʊklʌɪmˈbro͝oklīm

mass noun

A Eurasian speedwell with smooth fleshy leaves and deep blue flowers on long stalks. It grows in wet areas, where the stems take root or float in the water.
婆婆纳，有柄水苦卖
Veronica beccabunga, family Scrophulariaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- Various other plants which are sometimes referred to as watercress or mixed with it or treated in the same ways include brooklime, Veronica beccabunga.
- He treated his scorbutic patients with a mixture of plant and vegetable juices made from water cress, brooklime, scurvy grass, all herbs rich in ascorbic acid.
- An attractive native speedwell, brooklime will grow profusely and happily in garden ponds.
- In and alongside the stream, a different suite of plants can be found including yellow iris, hemlock water-dropwort, lesser spearwort and brooklime.

Origin

Middle English broklemok, from brook¹ + hleomoce, the name of the plant in Old English.

Definition of brooklime in US English:

brooklime

nounˈbro͝oklīm

A speedwell with smooth, fleshy leaves and deep blue flowers on long stalks. It grows in wet areas, where the stems take root or float in the water.
婆婆纳，有柄水苦卖
Genus Veronica, family Scrophulariaceae: several species, in particular V. beccabunga of Eurasia and the American brooklime (V. americana)
Example sentencesExamples
- In and alongside the stream, a different suite of plants can be found including yellow iris, hemlock water-dropwort, lesser spearwort and brooklime.
- Various other plants which are sometimes referred to as watercress or mixed with it or treated in the same ways include brooklime, Veronica beccabunga.
- An attractive native speedwell, brooklime will grow profusely and happily in garden ponds.
- He treated his scorbutic patients with a mixture of plant and vegetable juices made from water cress, brooklime, scurvy grass, all herbs rich in ascorbic acid.

Origin

Middle English broklemok, from brook + hleomoce, the name of the plant in Old English.

单词	brooklime
释义	Definition of brooklime in English: brooklime noun ˈbrʊklʌɪmˈbro͝oklīm mass noun A Eurasian speedwell with smooth fleshy leaves and deep blue flowers on long stalks. It grows in wet areas, where the stems take root or float in the water. 婆婆纳，有柄水苦卖 Veronica beccabunga, family Scrophulariaceae Example sentencesExamples Various other plants which are sometimes referred to as watercress or mixed with it or treated in the same ways include brooklime, Veronica beccabunga. He treated his scorbutic patients with a mixture of plant and vegetable juices made from water cress, brooklime, scurvy grass, all herbs rich in ascorbic acid. An attractive native speedwell, brooklime will grow profusely and happily in garden ponds. In and alongside the stream, a different suite of plants can be found including yellow iris, hemlock water-dropwort, lesser spearwort and brooklime. Origin Middle English broklemok, from brook¹ + hleomoce, the name of the plant in Old English. Definition of brooklime in US English: brooklime nounˈbro͝oklīm A speedwell with smooth, fleshy leaves and deep blue flowers on long stalks. It grows in wet areas, where the stems take root or float in the water. 婆婆纳，有柄水苦卖 Genus Veronica, family Scrophulariaceae: several species, in particular V. beccabunga of Eurasia and the American brooklime (V. americana) Example sentencesExamples In and alongside the stream, a different suite of plants can be found including yellow iris, hemlock water-dropwort, lesser spearwort and brooklime. Various other plants which are sometimes referred to as watercress or mixed with it or treated in the same ways include brooklime, Veronica beccabunga. An attractive native speedwell, brooklime will grow profusely and happily in garden ponds. He treated his scorbutic patients with a mixture of plant and vegetable juices made from water cress, brooklime, scurvy grass, all herbs rich in ascorbic acid. Origin Middle English broklemok, from brook + hleomoce, the name of the plant in Old English.
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