- hleomoce
- f (-an/-an) speedwell
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
brooklime — /brook luym /, n. any of various speedwells found along brooks, in marshes, etc., as Veronica americana (American brooklime), a creeping plant having leafy stems and loose clusters of small blue flowers. [1400 50; late ME brokelemke, equiv. to… … Universalium
brooklime — noun a speedwell with smooth fleshy leaves and deep blue flowers, growing in wet areas. [Veronica beccabunga.] Origin ME broklemok, from brook1 + hleomoce, the name of the plant in OE … English new terms dictionary