Noun: brooklime 'brûk,lIm
- European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers; sparsely naturalized in North America
"European brooklime spreads rapidly in damp areas";
- European brooklime, Veronica beccabunga
- Plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers
"American brooklime grows abundantly along the stream bank";
- American brooklime, Veronica americana
Derived forms: brooklimes
Type of: bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant
Part of: genus Veronica
Encyclopedia: Brooklime