bamboo fern
         n 1: fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern; cultivated for their
               attractive broad dark-green pinnate fronds [syn: {bamboo
               fern}, {Coniogramme japonica}]

English Dictionary: bon vivant	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bamboo palm n small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers Synonym(s): miniature fan palm, bamboo palm, fern rhapis, Rhapis excelsa a palm of the genus Raffia Synonym(s): bamboo palm, Raffia vinifera
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bomb up v load an aircraft with bombs
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bon vivant n a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) Synonym(s): epicure, gourmet, gastronome, bon vivant, epicurean, foodie
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bump off v kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" Synonym(s): murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bump up v increase or raise; "OPEC bumped up the price of oil"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bull brier \Bull" bri`er\ (Bot.)       A species of Smilax ({S. Pseudo-China}) growing from New       Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, which has very large tuberous       and farinaceous rootstocks, formerly used by the Indians for       a sort of bread, and by the negroes as an ingredient in       making beer; -- called also {bamboo brier} and {China brier}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Partridge \Par"tridge\, n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF.       pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, -icis, fr. Gr. [?].]       (Zo[94]l.)       1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of             the genus {Perdix} and several related genera of the             family {Perdicid[91]}, of the Old World. The partridge is             noted as a game bird.                         Full many a fat partrich had he in mew. --Chaucer.          Note: The common European, or gray, partridge ({Perdix                cinerea}) and the red-legged partridge ({Caccabis                rubra}) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known                species.          2. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging             to {Colinus}, and allied genera. [U.S.]          Note: Among them are the bobwhite ({Colinus Virginianus}) of                the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge                ({Oreortyx pictus}) of California; the Massena                partridge ({Cyrtonyx Montezum[91]}); and the California                partridge ({Callipepla Californica}).          3. The ruffed grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}). [New Eng.]          {Bamboo partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a spurred partridge of the             genus {Bambusicola}. Several species are found in China             and the East Indies.          {Night partridge} (Zo[94]l.), the woodcock. [Local, U.S.]          {Painted partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a francolin of South Africa             ({Francolinus pictus}).          {Partridge berry}. (Bot.)             (a) The scarlet berry of a trailing american plant                   ({Mitchella repens}) of the order {Rubiace[91]},                   having roundish evergreen leaves, and white fragrant                   flowers sometimes tinged with purple, growing in pairs                   with the ovaries united, and producing the berries                   which remain over winter; also, the plant itself.             (b) The fruit of the creeping wintergreen ({Gaultheria                   procumbens}); also, the plant itself.          {Partridge dove} (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Mountain witch}, under             {Mountain}.          {Partridge pea} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous herb             ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}), common in sandy fields in the             Eastern United States.          {Partridge shell} (Zo[94]l.), a large marine univalve shell             ({Dolium perdix}), having colors variegated like those of             the partridge.          {Partridge wood}             (a) A variegated wood, much esteemed for cabinetwork. It                   is obtained from tropical America, and one source of                   it is said to be the leguminous tree {Andira inermis}.                   Called also {pheasant wood}.             (b) A name sometimes given to the dark-colored and                   striated wood of some kind of palm, which is used for                   walking sticks and umbrella handles.          {Sea partridge} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic sand partridge             ({Ammoperdix Bonhami}); -- so called from its note.          {Snow partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a large spurred partridge             ({Lerwa nivicola}) which inhabits the high mountains of             Asia.          {Spruce partridge}. See under {Spruce}.          {Wood partridge}, [or] {Hill partridge} (Zo[94]l.), any small             Asiatic partridge of the genus {Arboricola}.