brookweed

brookweed
n. a small herb, Samolus valerandi, having slender stems with tiny white flowers and growing in wet places.

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noun
1. American water pimpernel
Hypernyms: ↑water pimpernel
2. water pimpernel of Europe to China
Syn: ↑Samolus valerandii
Hypernyms: ↑water pimpernel

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
: either of two small white-flowered herbs (Samolus valerandi of Europe and S. floribundus of the United States) that grow in wet places

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brookˈweed noun
Water pimpernel (genus Samolus), a water plant of the primrose family superficially like a crucifer
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  • Brookweed — Brook weed , n. (Bot.) A small white flowered herb ({Samolus Valerandi}) found usually in wet places; water pimpernel. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • brookweed — /ˈbrʊkwid/ (say brookweed) noun either of two primulaceous plants, the water pimpernel, Samolus valerandi, of Europe, and S. floribundus, of North America, both bearing small white flowers …  

  • brookweed — noun a small white flowered plant which grows in wet ground. [Samolus valerandi.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • Samolus Valerandi — Brookweed Brook weed , n. (Bot.) A small white flowered herb ({Samolus Valerandi}) found usually in wet places; water pimpernel. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • water pimpernel — noun a white flowered aquatic plant of the genus Samolus • Hypernyms: ↑aquatic plant, ↑water plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant • Hyponyms: ↑brookweed, ↑Samolus valerandii, ↑Samolus parviflorus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Samolus — Taxobox name = Brookweed image width = 240px image caption = S. valerandi regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Samolaceae familia authority = Raf. genus = Samolus genus authority = L.… …   Wikipedia

  • Samolus valerandi — Taxobox color = lightgreen name = Samolus valerandi image width = 210px divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Samolaceae genus = Samolus species = S. valerandi binomial = Samolus valerandi binomial authority =… …   Wikipedia

  • Anagallis arvensis — Pimpernel Pim per*nel, n. [F. pimprenelle; cf. Sp. pimpinela, It. pimpinella; perh. from LL. bipinnella, for bipinnula two winged, equiv. to L. bipennis; bis twice + penna feather, wing. Cf. {Pen} a feather.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pimpernel — Pim per*nel, n. [F. pimprenelle; cf. Sp. pimpinela, It. pimpinella; perh. from LL. bipinnella, for bipinnula two winged, equiv. to L. bipennis; bis twice + penna feather, wing. Cf. {Pen} a feather.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Anagallis}, of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Water pimpernel — Pimpernel Pim per*nel, n. [F. pimprenelle; cf. Sp. pimpinela, It. pimpinella; perh. from LL. bipinnella, for bipinnula two winged, equiv. to L. bipennis; bis twice + penna feather, wing. Cf. {Pen} a feather.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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