Wa"ter purs"lane (?). (Bot.) See under Purslane.
Wa"ter qualm` (?). (Med.) See Water brash, under Brash.
Wa"ter rab"bit (?). (Zoöl.) See Water hare.
Wa"ter rad"ish (?). (Bot.) A coarse yellow-flowered plant (Nasturtium
amphibium) related to the water cress and to the horse-radish.
Wa"ter rail` (?). (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of rails of the
genus Rallus, as the common European species (Rallus aquaticus). See
Illust. of Rail.
Wa"ter ram` (?). An hydraulic ram.
Wa"ter rat` (?). 1. (Zoöl.) (a) The water vole. See under Vole. (b) The
muskrat. (c) The beaver rat. See under Beaver.