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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A species of vine, Vitis Caribæa, which grows in the West Indies in parched districts.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Bot.) A vinelike plant (Vitis Caribæa) growing in parched districts in the West Indies, and containing a great amount of sap which is sometimes used for quenching thirst.

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