douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long
big-cone douglas fir
Noun
douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long
bristlecone fir
Noun
a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines
bristlecone pine
Noun
small slow-growing upland pine of western United States (Rocky Mountains) having dense branches with fissured rust-brown bark and short needles in bunches of 5 and thorn-tipped cone scales
bunya bunya tree
Noun
Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts
big tree
Noun
extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California
bald cypress
Noun
common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base
bald cypress
Noun
smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum
brown pine
Noun
large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposure
bastard yellowwood
Noun
medium-sized tree of South Africa
bud
Noun
a partially opened flower
bud
Noun
a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
bud
Verb
to start to grow or develop
bud
Verb
to develop buds
bonduc nut
Noun
hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree
basal placentation
Noun
where one or few ovules develop at the base of a simple or compound ovary
bullock's heart tree
Noun
small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit
bullock heart
Noun
small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit
bilocular capsule
Noun
a capsule divided into two cells or compartments
boll
Noun
the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant
blossom
Noun
reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
blossom
Noun
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
blossom
Verb
to develop or come to a promising stage
blossom
Verb
to produce or yield flowers
bay laurel
Noun
small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking
barberry family
Noun
shrubs or herbs
bay tree
Noun
small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking
barberry
Noun
any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries
blue cohosh
Noun
tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally
blueberry root
Noun
tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally
buttercup family
Noun
a family of Ranunculaceae
buttercup
Noun
any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
butterflower
Noun
any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
butter-flower
Noun
any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
barrenwort
Noun
slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems
bishop's hat
Noun
slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems
blue lotus
Noun
blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians
blue lotus
Noun
blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia
bull bay
Noun
evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers
bullrush
Noun
tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
bullrush
Noun
tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down
blue tulip
Noun
short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers
bear's foot
Noun
digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally
blue columbine
Noun
columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue flowers
black hellebore
Noun
European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like winter-blooming flowers
black hellebore
Noun
slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green
bayberry
Noun
deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries