‖n. [ F. ] (Chem.) See Bromine. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ L. bromos a kind of oats, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Bot.) A genus
a. [ Named after Olaf Bromel, a Swedish botanist. ] (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a family of endogenous and mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the genera
n. [ Gr. &unr_; rain + -meter: cf. F. ombrométre. ] (Meteorol.) An instrument for measuring the rain that falls; a rain gauge. [ 1913 Webster ]