brooklime

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noun

European brooklime (Veronica beccabunga)

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European brooklimeVeronica beccabungaAmerican brooklimeVeronica americana
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Meanings

nounbrooklime (plural brooklimes)

plural brooklimes

  1. Certain plants of genus Veronica, with usually blue flowers in axillary racemes:
    1. European brooklime (Veronica beccabunga)
    2. American brooklime (Veronica americana)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEuropean plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers; sparsely naturalized in North America

Similar
European brooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Broader
marsh plantbog plantswamp plant

nounplant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers

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American brooklimeVeronica americana
Broader
marsh plantbog plantswamp plant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From brook + lime?

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

broomlike
Cite this entry
APA

brooklime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brooklime

MLA

“brooklime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brooklime. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brooklime,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brooklime.

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