amaranth
An imaginary flower that does not wither.
Any of various herbs of the genus Amaranthus.
The characteristic purplish-red colour of the flowers or leaves of these plants.
A red to purple azo dye used as a biological stain, and in some countries in cosmetics and as a food colouring. See Amaranth (dye).
The seed of these plants, used as a cereal.

amaranths
plural of amaranth

amaranthus
Any of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth.

amaranthuses
plural of amaranthus

amarants
plural of amarant

amarantus
amaranth (rare, formal)

anabases
plural of anabasis

anabasis
A military march up-country, especially that of Cyrus the Younger into Asia.
The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation.

anachoretes
plural of anachorete

anarthria
A speech impairment in which the ability to articulate is lost completely.

anato
Alternative form of annatto (“dye”).

anatto
Alternative form of annatto (“dye”).

andrachne
Any of the genus Andrachne of flowering plants.

andrachnes
plural of andrachne

annatto
A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.
The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking, containing bixin.
A fugitive orange-red dye obtained from this seed and fruit pulp through maceration and fermentation, used as textile dye and skin dye, containing bixin.

annattos
plural of annatto

annotto
Alternative form of annatto.

annottos
plural of annotto

aphelandra
Any of the tropical evergreen shrubs in the genus Aphelandra

aphelandras
plural of aphelandra

apple-berry
A vine or low shrub native to Australia, Billardiera scandens in the taxonomic family Pittosporaceae, which bears edible fruits said to taste like stewed apples.

apteria
plural of apterium

aquilawood
Synonym of agarwood.

arachnitis
Alternative form of arachnoiditis.

aralia
Spikenard and any of many related ornamental and food plants, of the genus Aralia, from Asia and the Americas.

aralias
plural of aralia

argan
A tree of species Sideroxylon spinosum (formerly Argania spinosa), of southwestern Morocco, particularly prized for its oil.
Fruit of this tree.

argans
plural of argan

arnatta
Archaic form of annatto.

arnatto
Archaic form of annatto.

arnotta
Archaic form of annatto.

arnotto
Archaic form of annatto.

arrach
Alternative form of orach (“plant”).

arrow grass
Alternative form of arrowgrass.

arrow-wood
Alternative form of arrowwood.

arrowgrasses
plural of arrowgrass

arrowwood
Any of several species of genus Viburnum of eastern North America and other viburnums that have naturalized in North America.

arrowwoods
plural of arrowwood

asarabacca
An acrid herbaceous plant, Asarum europaeum, the leaves and roots of which were used for emetic and cathartic purposes.

asarabaccas
plural of asarabacca

aucuba
Any of several decorative evergreen shrubs of the genus Aucuba.

aucubas
plural of aucuba

autumn olive
A deciduous oleaster of species Elaeagnus umbellata, natively found in Asia and invasive to parts of Europe and the United States.

babasco
Alternative form of barbasco.

baby blue eyes
Any of various flowering plants in the genus Nemophila, with blue flowers, native from Baja California to Oregon.
A rich tone of baby blue.

baconweed
Synonym of pigweed (“the plant Chenopodium album”).

balata
Manilkara bidentata, a large South American tree that yields latex and edible yellow berries.
The latex obtained from this tree.

balatas
plural of balata

balsamaria
plural of balsamarium

banyalla
Synonym of waddywood (“tree”).

banyallas
plural of banyalla

barbasco
A plant (Lonchocarpus urucu, now Deguelia rufescens var. urucu) native to parts of northern South America used as a poison for fishing and an insecticide.
An evergreen (Jacquinia barbasco, now Jacquinia arborea)
One of several inedible wild Mexican yams (Dioscorea mexicana and Dioscorea composita) from which progesterone can be synthesized.

barbascos
plural of barbasco

baria
baryta

barilla
Any of several not closely related saltmarsh plants that were once burnt to obtain soda ash, such as Soda inermis.
The alkali produced from the plant, an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching.
Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore plant, or kelp.

barillas
plural of barilla

bastard toadflax
Any of several related hemiparasitic plants in the family Santalaceae.
Any of several related hemiparasitic plants in the family Santalaceae.
Any of several related hemiparasitic plants in the family Santalaceae.

bayberries
plural of bayberry

bayberry
The fruit of the wax myrtle shrub; or the plant itself (Morella cerifera), with aromatic, leathery leaves and waxy berries.
The fruit of the wax myrtle shrub; or the plant itself (Morella cerifera), with aromatic, leathery leaves and waxy berries.
The fruit of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis).
West Indian bay tree (Pimenta racemosa), a tropical American shrub with aromatic leaves that are used in the preparation of bay rum.

bear's breech
Any of two common species of acanthus, Acanthus mollis and, less frequently, Acanthus spinosus.
Any species of the genus Acanthus.
A species of hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium

bear's-breech
Alternative form of bear's breech.

bear's-breeches
plural of bear's-breech

beautyleaf
Synonym of kamani.

beechdrops
Epifagus virginiana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.

beet
Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.
A beetroot; a swollen root of such a plant used as a culinary vegetable.

beetel
Archaic spelling of betel.

beetels
plural of beetel

beetroot
A normally deep-red-colored root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating.
The edible part of the root of a beet plant, raw or prepared.

beetroots
plural of beetroot

beets
plural of beet

beleric myrobalan
A tree native to India and used in ayurvedic medicine of species Terminalia bellirica

belhambra
Phytolacca dioica, a tree related to pokeweed.

belleric myrobalan
Alternative form of beleric myrobalan.

bellware
Synonym of seawrack.

belvedere
A turret or other raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area.
Summer cypress (Bassia scoparia)

belvederes
plural of belvedere

beniseed
sesame (Sesamum radiatum)

beniseeds
plural of beniseed

benjoin
Obsolete form of benzoin.

benniseed
Sesame.

benniseeds
plural of benniseed

benzoin
A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume.
An aromatic hydroxy ketone, 2-hydroxy-1,2-di(phenyl)ethanone, synthesized from benzaldehyde; any derivative of this compound.
The spicebush, Lindera benzoin.

benzoins
plural of benzoin

betel pepper
An Asiatic plant, Piper betle, whose leaves are used to wrap betel nuts for chewing.

betels
plural of betel

bethroot
Alternative form of birthroot.

bethroots
plural of bethroot

bignay
A tree from the Philippines, which bears small, edible fruit in clusters, Antidesma bunius

bignays
plural of bignay

bignonia
Any member of the genus Bignonia of flowering plants in the catalpa family.

bignonias
plural of bignonia

bintangor
A hardwood tree of the genus Calophyllum.

bintangors
plural of bintangor

birthroot
Trillium erectum, a perennial plant of North America with deep-red flowers.

birthroots
plural of birthroot

birthworts
plural of birthwort

bitter root
Alternative form of bitterroot.

bitterbark
Alternative form of bitter bark.

bitterbarks
plural of bitterbark

bitterberry
Synonym of nakati.

black dammar
A gum derived from the Canarium strictum tree.
The tree itself.

black elder
Sambucus nigra

black eyed susan
Alternative spelling of black-eyed Susan.

black gin
Alternative form of blackgin.