a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects
bugbane
Noun
North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes
bayberry wax
Noun
a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles
bayberry tallow
Noun
a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles
black cohosh
Noun
North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia
black snakeroot
Noun
North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia
black snakeroot
Noun
deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States
blue jasmine
Noun
climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers
blue jessamine
Noun
climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers
black caraway
Noun
herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used like those of caraway
baneberry
Noun
a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries
baneberry
Noun
a poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaea
bulrush
Noun
tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
bulrush
Noun
tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down
buffalo clover
Noun
clover of western United States
buffalo clover
Noun
low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers
bushman's poison
Noun
evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa
black wattle
Noun
Australian tree that yields tanning materials
blue star
Noun
subshrubs of southeastern United States forming slow-growing clumps and having blue flowers in short terminal cymes
black catechu
Noun
extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails
black bead
Noun
erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds
black calla
Noun
ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe
bogmat
Noun
having narrow flat sickle-shaped submerged fronds
bristly sarsaparilla
Noun
bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark
bristly sarsparilla
Noun
bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark
bouncing Bet
Noun
plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
bouncing Bess
Noun
plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
birthwort family
Noun
family of birthworts (including wild ginger)
birthwort
Noun
creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses
bladder campion
Noun
bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx
bladder campion
Noun
perennial of Arctic Europe having large white flowers with inflated calyx
button pink
Noun
much-branched pink with flowers in clusters
baby's breath
Noun
tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers
babies'-breath
Noun
tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers
bachelor's button
Noun
tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color
bachelor's button
Noun
an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
barilla
Noun
Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate
barilla
Noun
bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves
black greasewood
Noun
low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America
barrel cactus
Noun
any cactus of the genus Echinocactus
barrel cactus
Noun
a cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits
bella sombra
Noun
fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves
beach pancake
Noun
plant having hemispherical heads of wine-red flowers
beach sand verbena
Noun
prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers
bougainvillea
Noun
any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts
burning bush
Noun
densely branched Eurasian plant
burning bush
Noun
Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
burning bush
Noun
deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
bloodleaf
Noun
any plant of the genus Iresine having colored foliage