A plant that grows near or in brooks, typically featuring flowers adapted to wet environments.
Compound word combining 'brook' (a small stream) and 'flower' (a plant's reproductive structure). Likely a descriptive botanical term from the 17th-18th centuries.
Many wildflowers have names based on habitat—water avens and marsh marigold grow in similar spots. This reminds us how common people historically named plants by exactly where they found them.
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