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- [broo k-lahym]
- /ˈbrʊkˌlaɪm/
- /brˈʊklaɪm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [broo k-lahym]
- /ˈbrʊkˌlaɪm/
Definitions of brooklime word
- noun brooklime either of two blue-flowered scrophulariaceous trailing plants, Veronica americana of North America or V. beccabunga of Europe and Asia, growing in moist places 3
- noun brooklime 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. 1
- noun brooklime A plant (Veronica beccabunga) with usually blue flowers in axillary racemes. 0
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Origin of brooklime
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English brokelemke, equivalent to broke brook1 + lemke, Old English hleomoce speedwell, cognate with Middle Low German lömeke
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Parts of speech for Brooklime
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brooklime popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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