brookweed n 1: American water pimpernel [syn: {brookweed}, {Samolus parviflorus}, {Samolus floribundus}] 2: water pimpernel of Europe to China [syn: {brookweed}, {Samolus valerandii}]
Brookweed \Brook"weed`\, n. (Bot.) A small white-flowered herb ({Samolus Valerandi}) found usually in wet places; water pimpernel. [1913 Webster]