Vocabulary : Bo tree to Boarding

Bo tree : The peepul tree; esp., the very ancient tree standing at Anurajahpoora in Ceylon, grown from a slip of the tree under which Gautama is said to have received the heavenly light and so to have become Buddha.
Boa : A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico (B. imperator), and the chevalier boa of Peru (B. eques). ;; A long, round fur tippet; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor.
Boa constrictor : A large and powerful serpent of tropical America, sometimes twenty or thirty feet long. See Illustration in Appendix.
Boanerges : Any declamatory and vociferous preacher or orator.
Boar : The uncastrated male of swine; specifically, the wild hog.
Board : A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for building, etc. ;; A table to put food upon. ;; Hence: What is served on a table as food; stated meals; provision; entertainment; -- usually as furnished for pay; as, to work for one's board; the price of board. ;; A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly or meeting, public or private; a number of persons appointed or elected to sit in council for the management or direction of some public or private business or trust; as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of directors, trustees, commissioners, etc. ;; A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material used for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a board or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a chessboard; a backgammon board. ;; Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in boards. ;; The st
Boardable : That can be boarded, as a ship.
Boarded : of Board
Boarder : One who has food statedly at another's table, or meals and lodgings in his house, for pay, or compensation of any kind. ;; One who boards a ship; one selected to board an enemy's ship.
Boarding : of Board ;; The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose. ;; The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering made of boards. ;; The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay.
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