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brookweed
CIDE DICTIONARY
brookweed, n.
A small white-flowered herb (Samolus Valerandi ) found usually in wet places; water pimpernel. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
brookweed, n. a small herb, Samolus valerandi, having slender stems with tiny white flowers and growing in wet places.
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