Defn: A perennial cruciferous herb (Nasturtium officinale) growing usually in clear running or spring water. The leaves are pungent, and used for salad and as an antiscorbutic.
WATER CROW Wa"ter crow`. Etym: [So called in allusion to its dark plumage.] (Zoöl.) (a) The dipper. (b) The European coot.
WATER CROWFOOT
Wa"ter crow"foot`. (Bot.)
Defn: An aquatic kind of buttercup (Ranunculus aquatilis), used as food for cattle in parts of England. Great water crowfoot, an American water plant (Ranunculus multifidus), having deep yellow flowers.
WATER CURE
Wa"ter cure`.
1. (Med.)
Defn: Hydropathy.
2. A hydropathic institution.
WATER DECK
Wa"ter deck`.
Defn: A covering of painting canvas for the equipments of a dragoon's horse. Wilhelm.