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Bole
In trees, the part of the trunk below the lowermost branches; the unbranched part of the trunk. The lowest part of the trunk of a tree, from the ground to the lowest branches.
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Blunt
Not sharp, ending in a narrow rounded tip.
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Bluish
More or less blue, of a blue hue; sometimes incorrectly spelled blueish.
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Blotch
Irregular spot of colour. A reddish patch on the skin. A blemish, spot, or area of discoloration on the skin. A conspicuous discolouration of a leaf or fruit characterized by a sizable expanse is referred to as X. In leaves, the pattern of X does not correlate with the arrangement of major or minor veins;…
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Blossom
Flower, or flowers, especially of fruit trees. Much the same as bloom, except that it is used for the massed flowering of deciduous orchard trees, and to signify the position of the withered floral remains of a fruit, as in ‘blossom end’.
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Bloom
Fragile, powdery surface layer (e.g. the waxy bloom of a plum). A flower; also a whitish, waxy covering on fruits and other plant structures. A white waxy coating, such as that found on the surface of some fruits; also, a flower or blossom. White, powderlike coating. A general term for a flower, much used in…
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Blind veinlet
Within a network of veinlets, those that run into an areole but end without connecting to others.
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Blastochorous
Propagating by offshoots or runners; term apparently only used in Germany.
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Bladder
A hollow membranous appendage on Utricularia roots, to trap insects. The organ that stores urine. The hollow, muscular organ situated in the lower abdomen and protected by the pelvis holds urine until it is excreted. A musculomembranous sac serving to collect and store urine. Any sac in the body, especially the sac where the urine…
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Biventricose
Swollen or inflated on two sides.
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