rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath
beefsteak geranium
Noun
any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers
bower actinidia
Noun
climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit
boojum tree
Noun
candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers
bird's-eye bush
Noun
shrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepals
bine
Noun
European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors
black mulberry
Noun
European mulberry having dark foliage and fruit
banana passion fruit
Noun
cultivated for fruit
bow wood
Noun
small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orange
breadfruit tree
Noun
native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread
batoko palm
Noun
small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums
bog hemp
Noun
any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs
baby's tears
Noun
prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small round short-stemmed leaves
baby tears
Noun
prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small round short-stemmed leaves
banyan tree
Noun
East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
banian tree
Noun
East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
bo tree
Noun
fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity
belladonna lily
Noun
amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers
blood lily
Noun
any of various deciduous or evergreen herbs of the genus Haemanthus
bearded iris
Noun
any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals)
beardless iris
Noun
any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls)
bulbous iris
Noun
any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb
blue flag
Noun
a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers
blackberry-lily
Noun
garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry
blue-eyed grass
Noun
plant with grasslike foliage and delicate blue flowers
brodiaea
Noun
any of several plants of the genus Brodiaea having basal grasslike leaves and globose flower heads on leafless stems resembling those of genus Allium
brown bells
Noun
California herb with brownish-purple or greenish bell-shaped flowers
burn plant
Noun
very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice
blonde lilian
Noun
North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue or pink exteriors
bar-room plant
Noun
evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves
black fritillary
Noun
herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-shaped flowers mottled with green
bath asparagus
Noun
Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
birthroot
Noun
trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth
bullbrier
Noun
a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
bonduc
Noun
tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries
bonduc
Noun
handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute
bonduc tree
Noun
tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries
butcher's broom
Noun
shrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls)
bowstring hemp
Noun
grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber
bowstring hemp
Noun
strong fiber that resembles hemp
bowstring hemp
Noun
hemp obtained from the sansevieria
brazilwood
Noun
tropical tree with prickly trunk
brazilwood
Noun
heavy wood of various brazilwood trees
bog asphodel
Noun
either of two herbaceous rushlike bog plants having small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves
brazilian ironwood
Noun
thornless tree yielding heavy wood
bride's bonnet
Noun
plant with 1 or 2 white starlike flowers on short leafless stalks
bear grass
Noun
plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers
bear grass
Noun
stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers
bear grass
Noun
yucca of west central United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers
bear grass
Noun
yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers