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Brooklime

noun

(Formerly written broklempe or broklympe)

European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers; sparsely naturalized in North America. Synonyms: European brooklime, Veronica beccabunga.

Plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers. Synonyms: American brooklime, Veronica americana.

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... Beccabunga. BROOKLIME. Herb. L. D.—This plant was formerly considered of great use in several diseases, and was applied externally to wounds and ulcers; but if it have any peculiar efficacy, it is to be derived from its ...

— The Botanist's Companion, Vol. II • William Salisbury

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Words linked to "Brooklime" : Veronica beccabunga, American brooklime, marsh plant, genus Veronica, swamp plant, bog plant