bastard indigo
— Noun
– English
~ dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers
Bromus inermis
— Noun
– English
~ drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia
brass instrument
— Noun
– English
~ a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
Banksia integrifolia
— Noun
– English
~ shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers
borderline intelligence
— Noun
– English
~ the minimal IQ required for someone to function normally and independently in the world (without some form of institutional assistance)
beta-interferon
— Noun
– English
~ a form of interferon that is produced by fibroblasts and have antiviral effects; used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis
broad interpretation
— Noun
– English
~ an interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court)
business interruption insurance
— Noun
– English
~ insurance that provides protection for the loss of profits and continuing fixed expenses resulting from a break in commercial activities due to the occurrence of a peril
bounded interval
— Noun
– English
~ an interval that includes its endpoints
be intimate
— Verb
– English
~ have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
bump into
— Verb
– English
~ collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"
bearded iris
— Noun
– English
~ any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals)
beardless iris
— Noun
– English
~ any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls)
bulbous iris
— Noun
– English
~ any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb
basic iron
— Noun
– English
~ pig iron containing a high percentage of phosphorus; used in making steel by a process that removes the phosphorus