- water sucker
- noun
: a vigorous shoot originating from a bud at the base of or on the root of a plant (as the banana) — compare water sprout 1
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water sucker
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water sprout — noun 1. : an extremely vigorous but usually unproductive shoot originating from an adventitious or a latent bud on the trunk or a main limb of a tree (as a fruit tree) compare water sucker 2. : water sucker * * * 1. a nonflowering shoot arising… … Useful english dictionary
Sucker — Suck er (s[u^]k [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other bodies. [1913 Webster] 2. A suckling; a sucking animal. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 3. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sucker fish — Sucker Suck er (s[u^]k [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other bodies. [1913 Webster] 2. A suckling; a sucking animal. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sucker foot — Sucker Suck er (s[u^]k [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other bodies. [1913 Webster] 2. A suckling; a sucking animal. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sucker rod — Sucker Suck er (s[u^]k [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other bodies. [1913 Webster] 2. A suckling; a sucking animal. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sucker tube — Sucker Suck er (s[u^]k [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other bodies. [1913 Webster] 2. A suckling; a sucking animal. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water sprout — 1. a nonflowering shoot arising from a branch or axil of a tree or shrub. 2. sucker (def. 9). [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
Sucker State — Illinois nickname dating from pioneer days when settlers sucked water from underground springs with long hollow tubes called suckers … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Red water — Red Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carp sucker — Sucker Suck er (s[u^]k [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other bodies. [1913 Webster] 2. A suckling; a sucking animal. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
