a Eurasian speedwell with smooth fleshy leaves and deep blue flowers on long stalks. It grows in wet areas, where the stems take root or float in the water.
Veronica beccabunga, family Scrophulariaceae
Origin:
Middle Englishbroklemok, from brook1 + hleomoce, the name of the plant in Old English
brooklime in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of brooklime in the US English dictionary
