Water-withe

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Water-withe \Wa"ter-withe`\, 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.
     [1913 Webster]