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| acid |
a chemical substance that dissolves in water, has a sour taste, and turns blue litmus paper red. [1/4 definitions] |
| ageratum |
any of various low-growing, cultivated American plants of the aster family, with violet-blue or white flowers. |
| alligator flag |
any of a family of large, broad-leafed, tropical, aquatic plants that usually grow up to six feet tall and have heavy blooms of delicate blue and purple flowers. |
| anemone |
a type of plant related to the buttercup that has large white, blue, purple, or red flowers. |
| anil |
a shrub of the pea family that is native to the West Indies, and from which indigo is obtained, or the blue dye itself. [2 definitions] |
| anthocyanin |
any of a group of plant pigments ranging in color from red to blue. |
| aqua |
the color that comes from mixing blue, green, and a small amount of white paint. |
| arctic fox |
a fox of arctic regions, whose fur is blue-gray or brownish gray in summer and white or light gray in winter. |
| aster |
a plant with white, pink, blue, or purple flowers. The flowers are made up of many narrow petals around a yellow center. |
| azure |
the color of a clear blue sky. [1/2 definitions] |
| azurite |
a bright azure-blue mineral that serves as a copper ore. [1/2 definitions] |
| barn swallow |
a small insect-eating bird with dark blue and tan plumage and a deeply forked tail, that often nests in barns and similar structures. |
| Bedlington terrier |
one of a breed of dog that has a blue or reddish brown thick fleecy coat, and that resembles a lamb when groomed. |
| bilberry |
any of several woody wild or cultivated North American plants that produce edible dark blue berries. [1/2 definitions] |
| bird of paradise |
any of several brightly colored African plants, esp. a perennial cultivated for its large brilliant orange or yellow blue-tongued flower that resembles a bird. [1/2 definitions] |
| bleu cheese |
see "blue cheese." |
| blue |
having the color blue. [1/3 definitions] |
| blue baby |
an infant born with blue-tinged skin from insufficient oxygen in the blood, caused by a congenital heart or lung defect. |
| bluebell |
any of various plants with blue, bell-shaped flowers. |
| blueberry |
a small round berry that is blue in color and can be eaten. [1/2 definitions] |
| bluebird |
a small, blue North American songbird. Males usually have a reddish breast. |
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