Water arum: Definition and part of speech

Water arum

An aroid herb (Calla palustris) having a white spathe. It is an inhabitant of the north temperate zone.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

n. A sentiment or motto; esp., one used as a rallying cry or a signal for action.
n. A word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion to visit the guards, used as a signal by which a friend is known from an enemy, or a person who has a right to pass the watch from one who has not; a countersign; a password.

v. t. An addition to the shares representing the capital of a stock company so that the aggregate par value of the shares is increased while their value for investment is diminished, or “diluted.”
n. The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc.
n. A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or other collection of water.
n. Any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling water; esp., the urine.
n. A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance; as, ammonia water.
n. The limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a diamond; as, a diamond of the first water, that is, perfectly pure and transparent. Hence, of the first water, that is, of the first excellence.
n. A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. See Water, v. t., 3, Damask, v. t., and Damaskeen.

The common, harmless American water snake (Tropidonotus sipedon). See Illust. under Water Snake.
The water moccasin.

n. A place where persons under temporary arrest by the police of a city are kept; a police station; a lockup.
n. A house in which a watch or guard is placed.