Blight
* causes ash gray spots on the bud scales and stems
  - brownish patches to develop on the skin and within the flesh of infected tubers
  - severe reductions in forage and seed yields
* is active from about the blossoming period until rapid shoot growth ceases
  - caused by high humidity
  - desolation
  - devastation
  - like cancer
  - plant diseases
* usually appears when warm, wet weather follows a dry period
  - means a fungus disease
  - occurs at blooming time

Barbarism
* bad part of speech in ordinary speech, in poetic discourse it is called metaplasm.
* is in the law of nature
  - inhumanity
  - one name for what was taking over
* is the absence of standards to which appeal can be made
  - natural state of mankind
  - tendency to disassociation

Beading
* are decoration
  - molding
* continues to be a popular art form today.
* relatively simple way to make a very strong visual statement on a garment or accessory.

Beechwood
* burns well and is used , among other woods , to smoke herrings in Scotland.
* is used in charcoal production, railroad ties, and pulp
+ Beech, Uses of Beechwood: Fagales
  * The beech has been used for its wood by man for thousands of years. The wood is white, or reddish if grown on acid soil, but fine grained, smooth and heavy when first cut. It may split as it dries. It is a good wood for making ornaments, tool handles, kitchen utensils, furniture and parts of buildings. Beechwood burns well and is used, among other woods, to smoke herrings in Scotland. It can also be made into charcoal.

Birdseed
* is feed
* mixture of seeds, nuts, fruits, and vegetables provided to birds for sustenance.

Bigotry
* begins when heterosexuals ignore that human sexuality works the same way in gay people.
* can be a symptom of an underlying psychopathology.
* causes hatred.
* exists in the mind.
* is about ignorance
  - beliefs
  - bigotry regardless of the shade of the bigot
  - intolerance
  - opinion
  - prejudice
  - wrongs
* seeks to make opinion and belief mandatory.
* treats humans like objects.

Buying
*  compare prices.
*  comparison shops.
* are monetary transactions
  - purchases
* are used for consumption
  - entertainment
  - pleasure
* cause brokes
  - debts
  - getting
  - grief
  - less money
  - ownership

Bright sun
* can cause stopwatches to become difficult to read.
* is different from filtered sun, and bright shade is different from light shade.
* means deep shadows that often seem to mar expressions and features.

Beneficence
* is benevolence
  - doing good while avoiding behavior that results in harm
  - related to the making of decisions by one adult for another adult
* principle underlying our protection of incompetent elders.
* refers to the ethical obligation to maximize benefits and to minimize risks
  - positive contribution to the welfare of others

Behavioral change
* Many behavioral changes occur during migration.
* are the most commonly reported effect in horses.
* can help prevent the formation of varicose veins.
* is the first way to modify habits and improve health.
* occur during premature puberty.
* resulting from depression often accompany physical changes.

Believability
* is concerned with the credibility of information
  - quality
  - the key ingredient in effective communicating
* refers to how life-like the behavior appears.

Biological monitoring
* Most biological monitoring focuses on some measure of the status of a target organism.
* can also indicate the presence of problems that extend over time.
* involves monitoring for macroinvertebrates.
* is specific to the type of exposure suspected.
* part of the medical monitoring program.

Brotherly love
* is an affection which is limited to particular characters
  - benevolence
* manifests itself in a variety of ways.
* special kind of love, going beyond love for one's neighbor.