Bryophyta
— Noun
– English
~ a division of nonflowering plants characterized by rhizoids rather than true roots and having little or no organized vascular tissue and showing alternation of generations between gamete-bearing forms and spore-bearing forms; comprises true mosses (Bryopsida) and liverworts (Hepaticopsida) and hornworts (Anthoceropsida)
bryophyte
— Noun
– English
~ any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta
bryophytic
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to plants of the division Bryophyta
Bryopsida
— Noun
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~ true mosses: bryophytes having leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes: comprises orders Andreaeales; Bryales; Dicranales; Eubryales; Sphagnales
Bryozoa
— Noun
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~ marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids
bryozoan
— Noun
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~ sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding
Brythonic
— Noun
– English
~ a southern group of Celtic languages
Bryum
— Noun
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~ type genus of the Bryaceae: mosses distinguished by mostly erect and tufted gametophytes and symmetrical short-necked capsules
BS
— Noun
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~ a bachelor's degree in science
BSArch
— Noun
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~ a bachelor's degree in architecture
bse
— Noun
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~ a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation
btu
— Noun
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~ a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories
bubaline
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to or resembling a buffalo
Bubalus
— Noun
– English
~ in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes
Bubalus bubalis
— Noun
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~ an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal
bubble
— Verb
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~ form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling"
bubble
— Verb
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~ cause to form bubbles; "bubble gas through a liquid"
bubble
— Verb
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~ expel gas from the stomach; "Please don't burp at the table"
bubble
— Verb
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~ flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"
bubble
— Verb
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~ rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles; "bubble to the surface"