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
- : 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.
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