an erect strong-growing or epicormic shoot developing from near the base of a shrub or tree, but distinct from a sucker.
• (n.) A sprig or shoot from the root or stock of a tree. • (n.) That which serves to guard from falling water; a drip or dripstone. • (n.) A trough for discharging water.
Wa'ter·shoot` noun 1. A sprig or shoot from the root or stock of a tree. [ Obsolete] 2. (Architecture) That which serves to guard from falling water; a drip or dripstone. 3. A trough for discharging water.