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- blackwater rafting/ˌblækˈwɔːtə ˈrɑːftɪŋ/An adventure activity where participants float down an underground river in a cave system using an inflated tyre tube (or raft).nounRare
- blackweed/ˈblækwiːd/A common name for various dark-colored or invasive weed species, often referencing plants like ragwort or knapweed.nounLow
- blackwell/ˈblæk.wɛl/A proper noun, most commonly referring to surnames, place names, and notable entities such as publishing companies or academic institutions.nounRare (as a common noun); Low-medium frequency as a proper noun in specific contexts (e.g., academia, UK geography).
- blackwood/ˈblækwʊd/A type of tree with very dark-coloured heartwood, or the timber from such trees.nounC2/Rare
- blackwork/ˈblækwɜːk/A style of embroidery, historically popular in Tudor England, using black thread on white linen.nounC1-C2 / Rare / Specialized
- blacky/ˈblæk.i/A colloquial, affectionate or familiar term for a black animal, especially a cat or dog.nounLow
- blad/blad/(n.) A leaf or petal of a plant; (v., chiefly US, informal) To spread or fan out, often like a leaf.nounVery Low
- bladder/ˈblæd.ə/A hollow, flexible organ or sac in the body of humans and other animals that stores liquid, most commonly urine.nounC1
- bladder campion/ˌblædə ˈkæmpiən/A wild flowering plant, Silene vulgaris, with balloon-like calyces surrounding small white flowers.nounC2
- bladder fern/ˈblædə fɜːn/A type of fern with bladder-like structures on its fronds, belonging to the genus Cystopteris.nounLow (Specialized)
- bladder kelp/ˈblædə kɛlp/A large type of brown seaweed, primarily of the genus *Nereocystis*, that has long stalks with gas-filled bladders that keep it afloat.nounLow
- bladder ketmia/ˌblædə ˈkɛtmɪə/A flowering plant of the Hibiscus or related genera, particularly noted for its inflated, bladder-like seed pods (calyces) surrounding the fruit.nounVery Low / Technical
- bladder senna/ˌblædə ˈsɛnə/A shrub (genus Colutea, especially Colutea arborescens) with yellow flowers and large, inflated, bladder-like seed pods.nounRare
- bladder worm/ˈblædə wɜːm/A larval stage of a tapeworm, specifically a cysticercus, which forms a fluid-filled cyst in the tissues of an intermediate host.nounVery Low
- bladder wrack/ˌblædə ˈræk/A common brown seaweed, found on rocky shores, characterized by air-filled bladders that keep it afloat.nounLow frequency
- bladdernose/ˈblædənəʊz/An alternative name for the hooded seal (Cystophora cristata), a large seal species noted for the inflatable, bladder-like nasal sac on the head of the adult male.nounRare
- bladdernut/ˈblædənʌt/A shrub or small tree (genus Staphylea) bearing small, white flowers and distinctive, inflated, bladder-like seed capsules.nounRare (Specialised)
- bladderpod/ˈbladəpɒd/A plant belonging to the genus *Physaria* or related genera, characterized by seed pods that are inflated like bladders.nounLow
- bladderwort/ˈbladəwəːt/A carnivorous aquatic plant of the genus Utricularia, with small bladder-like traps that capture tiny aquatic organisms.nounC2
- bladderwrack/ˈblædəræk/A common brown seaweed (Fucus vesiculosus) found on rocky shores, characterized by air-filled bladders (vesicles) that help it float.nounLow
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