brooklime

A noun referring to a type of plant, specifically a European plant with low-lying stems and blue flowers, or a related North American and Asian plant with prostrate stems and pale violet to lilac flowers.

• 🇨🇳指一种水生植物，即具有匍匐茎和蓝色花朵的欧洲植物，或亲缘的北美和亚洲植物，茎平卧，花淡紫色至丁香紫色。

1. European plant C2 formal

   A European plant with low-lying stems and blue flowers, sparsely naturalized in North America.

   • Brooklime is often found near streams and wet meadows in Europe.
   • The blue flowers of brooklime brighten the damp landscape.
   • This species of brooklime has been introduced to parts of North America.

   🇨🇳水苦荬

2. North American and Asian plant C2 formal

   A plant of western North America and northeastern Asia with prostrate stems and dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers.

   • The brooklime in this region has pale violet flowers that bloom in early summer.
   • Its prostrate stems help it spread along the banks of streams.
   • This variety of brooklime is native to both western North America and northeastern Asia.

   🇨🇳北美和亚洲植物