(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:21:48

Wa"ter-white` (?), n. Bot.

A vinelike plant (Vitis Caribaea) growing in parched districts in the West Indies, and containing a great amount of sap which is sometimes used for quenching thirst.

 

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