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Either of several tropical aquatic plants of the
genus Eichhornia, related to the pickerel weed.
Water flavored, sweetened, and frozen, to be eaten as a
confection.
Same as Inch of water, under Water.
A joint in a stone pavement where the stones are left
slightly higher than elsewhere, the rest of the surface being sunken or
dished. The raised surface is intended to prevent the settling of water
in the joints.
The common sandpiper.
The common sandpiper.
See Leg, 7.
The edible fruit of two species of passion flower
(Passiflora laurifolia, and P. maliformis); -- so called in the West
Indies.
A plant (Pistia stratiotes) which floats on tropical
waters, and forms a rosette of spongy, wedge-shaped leaves.
The level formed by the surface of still water.
A kind of leveling instrument. See under Level, n.
A blossom or plant of any species of the genus Nymphaea,
distinguished for its large floating leaves and beautiful flowers. See
Nymphaea.
Hydraulic lime.
Any one of certain lines of a vessel, model, or plan,
parallel with the surface of the water at various heights from the
keel.
Any one of several lines marked upon the outside of a
vessel, corresponding with the surface of the water when she is afloat
on an even keel. The lowest line indicates the vessel's proper
submergence when not loaded, and is called the light water line; the
highest, called the load water line, indicates her proper submergence
when loaded.
Any aquatic lizard of the genus Varanus, as the monitor
of the Nile. See Monitor, n., 3.
A thorny leguminous tree (Gleditschia monosperma) which
grows in the swamps of the Mississippi valley.
A meadow, or piece of low, flat land, capable of being
kept in a state of fertility by being overflowed with water from some
adjoining river or stream.
A measure formerly used for articles brought by water,
as coals, oysters, etc. The water-measure bushel was three gallons
larger than the Winchester bushel.
Any one of numerous species of water; the skater. See
Skater, n., 2.