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brooklime

/brook-lahym/US // ˈbrʊkˌlaɪm //UK // (ˈbrʊkˌlaɪm) //

锦上添花,锦囊妙计,锦鲤,锦绣中华

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of various speedwells found along brooks, in marshes, etc., as Veronica americana, a creeping plant having leafy stems and loose clusters of small blue flowers.

Examples

  • Brooklime, Anagallis aquatica; moderately hot and moiſt, prevalent in the Scorbute, and Stone.

  • The leaves of the Brooklime Speedwell are smooth and glossy.

  • But the ditches below are yet green with brooklime and rushes.

  • Bullrushes and brooklime are also good, but the bullrushes must be planted judiciously.