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Blood SerumnounMWEan amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulatesverified
Blood TypenounMWEhuman blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigensverified
Blood-Brain BarriernounMWEa mechanism that creates a barrier between brain tissues and circulating bloodverified
Blood-Oxygenation Level Dependent Functional Magnetic Resonance ImagingnounMWEfunctional magnetic resonance imaging that relies on intrinsic changes in hemoglobin oxygenationverified
Bloodwood TreenounMWEspiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dyeverified
Blooming-Fool BegonianounMWEhybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowersverified
blow upverbMWEto burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reactionverified
Blue AshnounMWEash of central and southern United States with bluish-green foliage and hard brown woodverified
Blue Cardinal FlowernounMWEtall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowersverified
Blue ChipnounMWEa common stock of a nationally known company whose value and dividends are reliableverified
Blue CohoshnounMWEtall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinallyverified
Blue CurlsnounMWEany of several plants of the genus Trichostema having whorls of small blue flowersverified
Blue DaisynounMWEhairy South African or Australian subshrub that has daisylike flowers with blue raysverified
Blue EldernounMWEshrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berriesverified
Blue ElderberrynounMWEshrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berriesverified
Blue False IndigonounMWEwild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of blue flowersverified
Blue FignounMWEAustralian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruitverified
Blue FlagnounMWEa common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowersverified
Blue GoosenounMWENorth American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winterverified
Blue JeannounMWE(usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wearverified
Blue JetnounMWEatmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upwardverified
Blue MahoenounMWEerect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowersverified
Blue MargueritenounMWEhairy South African or Australian subshrub that has daisylike flowers with blue raysverified
Blue Mold FungusnounMWEfungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-grey mildew on undersides of leavesverified
Blue OrchidnounMWEfamous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep lilac-blue flowersverified
Blue PeternounMWEa blue flag with a white square in the center indicates that the vessel is ready to sailverified
Blue PimpernelnounMWEan American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodicverified
Blue Point SiamesenounMWESiamese cat having a bluish cream-colored body and dark grey pointsverified
Blue PoppynounMWEChinese perennial having mauve-pink to bright sky blue flowers in drooping cymesverified