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Roots: B

bacc-

referring to berries (baccata / baccifera = berry-bearing)

balear-

referring to the Balearic Islands (balearica)

bambus-

referring to bamboo (bambusoides = like bamboo)

barbar-

foreign (barbarus)

barbadensis

native to Barbados

barbat-

bearded (barbatus)

barbi-

referring to beards or barbs (barbigera = bearing barbs)

basil-

royal (basilicum) ALSO basal (basilaris)

bell-

handsome, pretty (bellus / bellatus)

benghalensis

native to the State of Bengal in India

betul-

referring to the beech tree genus, Betula, the ancient Latin name of the tree (betuloides = like a beech)

bi-

referring to the number two, twice (bipinnatus = twice-pinnate / bicarinatus = two-keeled / bicornis = two-horned / bicolor = two- colored / bifidus = two + cut / bifurcatus = two + forked)

-bi(...)

referring to life (Dendrobium = tree + life, because this orchid genus is epiphytic on trees)

bienn-

biennial (biennis)

bifurcat-

twice-forked (bifurcata)

bland-

mild, pleasant (blanda)

-blast(...)

referring to an embryo (Rhopaloblaste = club-shaped embryo)

blephar-

referring to an eyelash, therefore, fringed (blepharophylla = fringed leaves)

bombyc-

referring to silk (bombycina)

bon-

good (bonus / bona-nox = good/beautiful night)

boreal-

northern (borealis)

botry-

referring to a cluster (botryoides = cluster-like)

brach-

referring to a branch or an arm (brachiatus)

brachy-

short, squat (brachypodum = short foot)

bract-

referring to bracts (bracteata) - a bract is a leaf-like OR petal-like structure beneath the true petals of some flowers (bracteosum)

brevi-

short (brevis / brevicaulis = short-stemmed / brevispina = short-spined / brevipes = short-footed, stalked / brevirostris = short- beaked / brevisetus = short-bristled)

brun-

brown (brunneus)

bry-

referring to moss (bryoides)

bucephalus

ox-headed

bulb-

referring to a bulb (bulbosa / bulbifera = bulb-bearing)

bullat-

swollen (bullatus)