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Meaning of "brooklime" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BROOKLIME

Variant of C15 brokelemk speedwell, from brook1 + -lemk, from Old English hleomoce; influenced by lime.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BROOKLIME

brooklime  [ˈbrʊkˌlaɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BROOKLIME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Brooklime is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BROOKLIME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

brooklime

Veronica beccabunga

Veronica beccabunga is a succulent herb belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It grows on the margins of brooks and ditches in Europe, North Africa and north and western Asia. It can be found on other continents as an introduced species. It has smooth spreading branches, blunt oblong leaves and small bright blue or pink flowers. The species name beccabunga is of uncertain origin, but it may come from the German bachbunge, or the Flemish bechpunge for the tartness of the leaves.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BROOKLIME


beslime
bɪˈslaɪm
birdlime
ˈbɜːdˌlaɪm
climb
klaɪm
clime
klaɪm
delime
diːˈlaɪm
glime
ɡlaɪm
lime
laɪm
outclimb
ˌaʊtˈklaɪm
quicklime
ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm
reclimb
riːˈklaɪm
rock-climb
rɒk klaɪm
slime
slaɪm
sublime
səˈblaɪm
unlime
ʌnˈlaɪm
upclimb
ˈʌpˌklaɪm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BROOKLIME

brook
Brook Farm
brook lamprey
brook trout
brookable
Brooke
brookie
brookite
brooklet
brooklike
Brooklyn
Brookner
Brooks
Brooks Range
brookweed
brool
broom
broom closet
broom cupboard
broomball

WORDS THAT END LIKE BROOKLIME

burnt lime
chloride of lime
chlorinated lime
hydrated lime
large-leaved lime
millime
pink slime
slaked lime
small-leaved lime
soda lime
the sublime
unslaked lime

Synonyms and antonyms of brooklime in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «brooklime» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BROOKLIME

Find out the translation of brooklime to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of brooklime from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brooklime» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

brooklime
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

brooklime
570 millions of speakers

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brooklime
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

brooklime
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

brooklime
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

brooklime
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

brooklime
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

brooklime
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

brooklime
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Brooklime
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

brooklime
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

brooklime
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

brooklime
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Brooklime
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

brooklime
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

brooklime
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रुकलिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

brooklime
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

brooklime
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

brooklime
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

brooklime
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

brooklime
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

brooklime
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

brooklime
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

brooklime
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

brooklime
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brooklime

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BROOKLIME»

The term «brooklime» is used very little and occupies the 151.582 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BROOKLIME» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about brooklime

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BROOKLIME»

Discover the use of brooklime in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brooklime and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sauer's Herbal Cures: America's First Book of Botanic ...
Brooklime 71 often in doses of up to five or six loths. Or, make use of the salts made from the straw and dissolved in a serviceable spirit or julep. Take a dose of up to one-half quint every six to eight hours. If the ashes of broad bean straw are  ...
William Woys Weaver, 2001
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A Universal formulary
BECCABUNGA. Brooklime. Two species of Veronica of similar properties arc included under this name, the V. beccabunga and V. a/Hignllti ; they are both semi-aquatic plants, indigenous to Europe and to this country. Sex. Sytt. Diand. monog.
Robert Eglesfeld Griffith, 1866
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Herbal Medicine Past and Present: A reference guide to ...
6 Bass refers to brooklime's diuretic reputation and its action as a blood purifier. The latter is linked to its depurative reputation and Bass's view that all substances acting on the kidney serve as blood purifiers. Although much of his herbal ...
J. K. Crellin, A. L. Tommie Bass, 1990
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Plants of Western New South Wales
lN,Q,V,S,W) STALKED BROOKLIME Gratiola pedunculata R.Br. Scrophulariaceae Brooklime, heartsease, tangran. Hairless perennial forb, with a creeping rootstock, the stems ascending or erect, to about 30 cm high. Leaves opposite, ovate to ...
JH Leigh, 2011
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Flora of the Otway Plain and Ranges 2: Daisies, Heaths, ...
PLANTAIN, BROOKLIME, DERWENTIA, VERONICA Gratiola L. Gratia Dei = favour of God because of its medicinal properties Perennial, minutely gland— dotted herbs. Leaves are opposite, simple and 3—veined at the base. Inflorescences ...
Enid Mayfield, 2013
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Health and Healing from the Medieval Garden
Both brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) and its better known cousin speedwell ( Veronica officinalis) are alternatives, plants containing an agent that gradually " alters" a condition to improve it, and diuretics, producing urine, but only brooklime  ...
Peter Dendle, Alain Touwaide, 2008
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Botanicum officinale: or a compendious herbal giving an ...
Anagallis aquatica (Becabunga) Brooklime, Off. Ger. <— Aquatica minor folio subrotundo, the smaller round- leav'd Brooklime, C. B. —-Aquatica vulgaris five Becabunga, Brooklime, Park. Rafs Synop. p. 178. The Stalks of Brooklime are thick, ...
Joseph Miller, 1722
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Flowers Shown to the Children:
... and the main stem. 2. BROOKLIME. SPEEDWELL. The Brooklime Speedwell is quite as common as its cousin Germander.
Janet Harvey Kelman, 2014
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Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, Second Edition
Commission E-approved drug, the American food plant, pineapple, with its proteolytic bromelain, a very active compound indeed. BROOKLIME (Veronica beccabunga L.) ++ Activities (Brooklime) —Alterative (f; EFS); Antipyretic (f; FEL);  ...
James A. Duke, 2002
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Discovering Herbs
Brooklime Veronica beccabimga (Scrophulariaceae) Perennial Water pimpernel, becky leaves, horse cress The soft thick leaves of brooklime are generally found growing together with watercress and the two may be eaten together. Brooklime ...
Kay N. Sanecki, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BROOKLIME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brooklime is used in the context of the following news items.
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Focus on: Spa Ponds nature reserve
Wetland plants include brooklime, skullcap, yellow iris and gypsywort, whilst the woodland areas are dominated by oak and ash, with alder and ... «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
2
Les Tronions : Quand les p'tits fruits d'Oasis rencontrent les minions !
L'histoire se passe à « New York Fruity » quelque part entre Central Poirk' et Brooklime et montre la rencontre entre les petits fruits d'Oasis ... «Piwee, Jun 15»
3
New players
It is one of 40 new build homes across Brooklime House and Chervil House, half of which are for shared ownership or shared equity. It is the ... «Inside Housing, Jan 15»
4
The Saturday Quiz: Try our weekly brain teaser
Brooklime, Charlock and Horehound: all varieties of what? 5. What happened to the villages of Mardale Green and Measland in the Lake ... «The Independent, Jan 15»
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The tales of the old Birkdale windmill
... now hidden from view by a culvert – then a bright and beautiful stream where at intervals grew bog-beam and brooklime – that I was born, ... «Southport Visiter, Jan 15»
6
Round of cases from Stafford and Cannock magistrates' courts
Thomas Edward Ball, 27, of Brooklime Gardens, Stafford, pleaded guilty to driving on the A34 at Queenswat without insurance on March 31. «Staffordshire Newsletter, Dec 14»
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Gardens: room for buttercups and bugs
... attractive marginals such as blue flag iris, iris versicolor and cobalt blue brooklime (Veronica beccabunga), all good choices for a small pond. «The Guardian, Aug 14»
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Council announce Calderglen play area revamp plan
... Stewartfield; Brooklime Drive, Stewartfield; Dunnottar Court, Stewartfield; James Hamilton Heritage Park; McIvor Crescent, Stewartfield; ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 14»
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Round-up of cases from Cannock and Stafford mgistrates' courts
Thomas Edward Ball, 27, of Brooklime Gardens, Stafford, admitted drunk and disorderly behaviour in Greengate Street and possessing a ... «Staffordshire Newsletter, Jun 14»
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Rich pickings in the hedgerows
3 Watercress and Brooklime plants harbour liver fluke, which can cause liver infection, hepatitis and even death. The fluke is destroyed in ... «Irish Times, May 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Brooklime [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/brooklime>. May 2024 ».
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