| BL | erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds |
|---|---|
| BL | black-seeded bean of South America |
| BL | brown to black North American bear |
| BL | black bear of central and eastern Asia |
| BL | deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries |
| BL | dark-colored ill-tempered honeybee supposedly of German origin |
| BL | New Zealand forest tree |
| BL | a black sash worn to show expert standards in the martial arts (judo or karate) |
| BL | a person who attained the rank of expert in the martial arts (judo or karate) |
| BL | a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy |
| BL | common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries |
| BL | birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark |