avens
A plant of the genus Geum, especially Geum urbanum, or herb bennet.
A plant of the genus Dryas.

avenses
plural of avens

avodire
The wood of the tree Turraeanthus africana.

awapuhi
Zingiber zerumbet, a plant in the ginger family.

awikiwiki
Any of those flowering plants of the genus Canavalia that are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

awiwi
A rare Hawaiian flowering plant of species Schenkia sebaeoides.

axeweed
Securigera securidaca, a flowering plant of the Mediterranean region.

axil
The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.

axilla
The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
The area that is located posterior to the transscutal articulation and anterior to the scutoscutellar suture.
Alternative form of axil.

axillae
plural of axilla

axillas
plural of axilla

axils
plural of axil

axiophyte
A plant of special interest to botanists.

axiophytes
plural of axiophyte

axodine
Any unicellular heterokont alga of the class Actinochrysophyceae.

axodines
plural of axodine

axophyte
Any plant with an axis or stem

axophytes
plural of axophyte

ayahuasca
A giant vine native to South America (especially Banisteriopsis caapi), noted for its psychotropic properties.
Any of various psychoactive infusions or decoctions prepared from this vine.

ayahuascas
plural of ayahuasca

azafranillo
A Mexican flower (Escobedia scabrifolia) whose roots are the chief source of the orange dye azafrin.

azorella
Any plant of the genus Azorella, many of which form mosslike covers over rocky surfaces.

azuki
Alternative spelling of adzuki.

babaco
A fruit tree, related to the papaya and native to mountainous areas of Ecuador, Vasconcellea × heilbornii
The fruit of this tree

babacos
plural of babaco

babala
Any of several cultivated species of grass in the genus Pennisetum.

babchi
A medicinal plant (Psoralea corylifolia) native to India and other parts of Asia, whose seeds contain bioactive compounds like bavachin and psoralen.

babool
Alternative form of babul.

babools
plural of babool

babul
A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly Acacia nilotica subsp. indica.

babuls
plural of babul

bacillariophyte
Any alga of the class Bacillariophyceae; a diatom

bacillariophytes
plural of bacillariophyte

backabush
The bush; forested land that has not been developed or built on.

bacoside
Any of a family of triterpenoid saponins found in the plant Bacopa monnieri

bacosides
plural of bacoside

badgerbrush
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.

bagpod
The plant Sesbania vesicaria.

bagpods
plural of bagpod

bagtikan
The tree Parashorea malaanonan.
The wood of this tree.

bagtikans
plural of bagtikan

bahera
A large deciduous tree of species Terminalia bellirica.

baheras
plural of bahera.

baishouwu
The plant Cynanchum bungei.

bakanae
A disease of rice plants, caused by the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi, whose metabolism produces a surplus of gibberellic acid that causes hypertrophy in the plant.

baldmoney
Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
A Gentianeae tribe plant, gentian or felwort.

balinghasay
The tropical tree Buchanania arborescens.

balsamine
A plant, the Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam.

balsamines
plural of balsamine

balsamweed
The plant Impatiens balsamina.

balsamweeds
plural of balsamweed

balsawood
The wood of the balsa tree.

balsawoods
plural of balsawood

bambooware
Articles made from bamboo.

bamboowork
Something made from bamboo.
Bamboo product.
Working with bamboo.

bambooworks
plural of bamboowork

bamboula
A drum made from giant bamboo.
A dance accompanied by such drums.

bamboulas
plural of bamboula

bambusoid
Any bamboo of the subfamily Bambusoideae

bambusoids
plural of bambusoid

banaba
A Southeast Asian tree (Lagerstroemia speciosa), with medicinal leaves.

banabas
plural of banaba

bangiophycean
Any red alga of the class Bangiophyceae.

bangiophyceans
plural of bangiophycean

bangiophyte
Any red alga of the class Bangiophyceae

bangiophytes
plural of bangiophyte

banisterioid
Any flowering plant of the genus Banisteriopsis

banisterioids
plural of banisterioid

banj
Hashish or henbane.
Quercus leucotrichophora, a type of oak.

banjee
The urban style of banjee boys and banjee girls.

banksia
A plant belonging to the genus Banksia.

banksias
plural of banksia

banmara
Crofton weed (Eupatorium adenophorum).

bannuts
plural of bannut

bansalague
The wood of the tree Mimusops elengi.

bansalaguin
Alternative form of bansalague.

bansuri
A bamboo transverse flute used in the classical music of North India.

bansuris
plural of bansuri

banuyo
The tree Wallaceodendron celebicum.
The wood of this tree.

barajillo
The plant Desmodium nicaraguense.

barauna
Quebracho wood.

barbatimao
A South American mimosa tree, Stryphnodendron adstringens (formerly Stryphnodendron barbatimao), which has an astringent, tannin-rich bark.

barbatimaos
plural of barbatimao

barbola
Small models of fruit or flowers made from barbotine.

bareroot
A plant removed from soil in a dormant state, from which it can more rapidly acclimate to new soil conditions.

bareroots
plural of bareroot

baretta
Any of the genus Helietta of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae.

barettas
plural of baretta

baridine
Any weevil of the curculionid subfamily Baridinae, known as flower weevils.

baridines
plural of baridine

barleybrake
An ancient rural game, commonly played around stacks of barley or other grain, in which some players attempt to catch others who run from a goal.

barleybrakes
Alternative form of barleybrake.

barleybreak
Alternative form of barleybrake.

barleybreaks
Alternative form of barleybrake.

barleycorn
A grain of barley.
The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.
A small groove between two moldings.

barleycorns
plural of barleycorn

barnyardgrass
Any plant of the genus Echinochloa

barrigon
The deciduous tree Pseudobombax septenatum.

barriguda
The palm tree Iriartea ventricosa.

barrigudas
plural of barriguda

barytonesis
The shift of accent from the last syllable of a stem or word to a preceding syllable.

basaree
Alternative form of bansuri.

basarees
plural of basaree.

basitony
Predominant or exclusive development of buds at the base of a plant or branch.

basket-of-gold
The plant Aurinia saxatilis.

basketflower
Any of the thistle-like flowering plants in the genus Plectocephalus.

basketflowers
plural of basketflower

basmati
A variety of long-grain rice, notable for its fragrance.

basmatis
plural of basmati

batamote
seepwillow

batatilla
Any of various plants of genus Ipomoea.

bathyphyll
In a climbing plant, a leaf produced by the immature plant, which is physically distinct from the leaves produced by the mature plant.

bathyphylls
plural of bathyphyll

batino
Alstonia macrophylla, Southeast Asian tree of the dogbane family

batitinan
The durable timber of the southeast Asian tree Lagerstroemia piriformis.

bauhinia
Any of flowering plants of the Bauhinia genus, some of which are known as orchid trees.

bauhinias
plural of bauhinia

bayhops
The pantropical creeping vine Ipomoea pes-caprae.

bayur
Synonym of mayeng (“Pterospermum acerifolium”).

bazouanthrone
An anthrone present in roots of the Harungana tree

bdellion
Alternative form of bdellium.

bdellium
An aromatic gum-like balsam extracted from one of several species of tree in the genus Commiphora.

bdelliums
plural of bdellium

beachberries
plural of beachberry

beachberry
A tropical flowering plant, Scaevola plumieri.