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AMERICAN BROOKLIME
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers
Synonyms:
American brooklime; brooklime; Veronica americana
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("American brooklime" is a kind of...):
bog plant; marsh plant; swamp plant (a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath)
Holonyms ("American brooklime" is a member of...):
genus Veronica (widespread genus of herbs with pink or white or blue or purple flowers: speedwell)