ˈwater-withe
A West Indian plant, Vitis caribæa (see quot. 1756).
| 1696 Sloane Catal. Plant. Jamaica 172 Wild Vine or Water-with. 1756 P. Browne Jamaica 178 Water-withe. The withe of this grape-vine..is so full of juice, that a junk of about 3 feet will yield near a pint of clear tasteless water. 1864 Grisebach Flora W. Ind. Isl. 788 Water-withe, Vitis caribæa. |