| berm | (n) a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope |
| bermuda | (n) a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort, Syn. Bermudas |
| bermuda buttercup | (n) South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers, Syn. Oxalis pes-caprae, Oxalis cernua, English-weed |
| bermuda cedar | (n) ornamental densely pyramidal juniper of Bermuda; fairly large for a juniper, Syn. Juniperus bermudiana |
| bermuda chub | (n) food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships, Syn. rudderfish, Kyphosus sectatrix |
| bermuda dollar | (n) the basic unit of money in Bermuda |
| bermuda grass | (n) trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India, Syn. doob, Cynodon dactylon, scutch grass, Bahama grass, kweek, devil grass, star grass |
| bermuda maidenhair | (n) delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock, Syn. Bermuda maidenhair fern, Adiantum bellum |
| bermudan | (n) a native or inhabitant of Bermuda, Syn. Bermudian |
| bermudan | (adj) of or relating to or characteristic of Bermuda or its inhabitants |
| Berme | { } n. [ F. berme, of German origin; cf. G. brame, bräme, border, akin to E. brim. ] 1. (Fort.) A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Engineering) A ledge at the bottom of a bank or cutting, to catch earth that may roll down the slope, or to strengthen the bank. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Berm |
| Bermuda | n. same as Bermudas.
Syn. -- Bermudas. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Bermuda grass | (Bot.) A kind of grass (Cynodon Dactylon) esteemed for pasture in the Southern United States. It is a native of Southern Europe, but is now wide-spread in warm countries; -- called also scutch grass, and in Bermuda, devil grass. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Bermuda lily | . (Bot.) The large white lily (Lilium longiflorum eximium, syn. Lilium Harrisii) which is extensively cultivated in Bermuda. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Bermudan | n. a native or inhabitant of Bermuda.
Syn. -- Bermudian. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Bermudan | adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bermuda; as, Bermudan beaches. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 2. of or pertaining to Bermudans; as, The Bermudan hotel staff. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Bermudas | n. a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; resort.
Syn. -- Bermuda. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Bermudian | n. a native or inhabitant of Bermuda.
Syn. -- Bermudan. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
