banksia

any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds ;

banksia integrifolia

shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers ;

banksia rose

Chinese evergreen climbing rose with yellow or white single flowers ;

banner

long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising ; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page ;

banneret

a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command ;

banning

an official prohibition or edict against something ;

banning-order

an order that bans something ;

bannister

a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling ; English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929) ;

bannock

a flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New England and Scotland ;

bannockburn

a battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland ;

banns

a public announcement of a proposed marriage ;

banquet

a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread" ; a ceremonial dinner party for many people ;

banquet song

a song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet ;

banqueting

eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment) ;

banquette

an upholstered bench ;

banshee

(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death ;

banshie

(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death ;

bantam

any of various small breeds of fowl ;

bantamweight

an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds ; weighs 115-126 pounds ;

banteng

wild ox of the Malay Archipelago ;

banter

light teasing repartee ;

banti's disease

a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis ;

banti's syndrome

a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis ;

banting

wild ox of the Malay Archipelago ; Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941) ;

bantoid language

a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent ;

bantu

a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent ; a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa ;

banyan

a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India ; East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks ;

banyan tree

East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks ;

banzai

a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph ;

banzai attack

a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai' ;

banzai charge

a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai' ;

baobab

African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread ;

bap

a small loaf or roll of soft bread ;

baphia

small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar ;

baphia nitida

small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye ;

baptisia

genus of North American plants with showy flowers and an inflated pod ;

baptisia australis

wild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of blue flowers ;

baptisia lactea

erect or spreading herb having racemes of creamy white flowers; the eastern United States ;

baptisia tinctoria

much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers; distributed from Massachusetts to Florida ;

baptism

a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism" ;