| virginia waterleaf | (n) showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States, Syn. Indian salad, John's cabbage, shawny, Hydrophyllum virginianum, Shawnee salad |
| waterleaf | (n) any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum |
| arid | (adj) lacking sufficient water or rainfall, Syn. waterless, Example: an arid climate; a waterless well; miles of waterless country to cross |
| dryness | (n) the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water), Syn. waterlessness, xerotes, Ant. wetness |
| hydrophyllaceae | (n) perennial woodland herbs, Syn. family Hydrophyllaceae, waterleaf family |