Bats-wing coral-tree
noun
a small tree, erythrina verspertilio, of tropical and subtropical australia with red flowers and leaves shaped like the wings of a bat
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- Batt
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers. battalion. battery. historical examples but how offended he is, when batt cannot at once comply with his imperious demands. erasmus and the age of reformation johan huizinga batt’s influence and efforts had procured him this lucky chance. erasmus and the age of reformation johan huizinga it […]
- Battailous
ready for battle; warlike. historical examples the “battailous” spirit of the west is not to be expected in a byzantine sophist. the flourishing of romance and the rise of allegory george saintsbury
- Battani
al- [al] /æl/ (show ipa), c850–929, arab astronomer.
- Batteau
bateau (def 1). historical examples the batteau was too c-mbrous for use toward the head waters of the missouri, and it was to be sent back to st. louis. lewis and clark william r. lighton once or twice we p-ssed the red wreck of a batteau which had been stove some spring. the maine woods […]
- Battel
an account with or terminal bill from a college of oxford university for board, kitchen, and b-ttery expenses. battels, expenses, bills, and accounts of a student at oxford, including those for clothing, books, and personal expenses as well as for tuition, lodging, and food. to have an account with or to be supplied with food […]