American

deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries

American basswood

large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown

American beech

North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts

American bison

large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

American bittern

a kind of bittern

American bittersweet

twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

American black bear

brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear

American blight

primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees

American bog asphodel

of the eastern United States: New Jersey to South Carolina

American brooklime

plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers

American buffalo

large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

American bugbane

bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers

American capital

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

American centaury

any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centaury

American chameleon

small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color

American cheese

hard smooth-textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in southwestern England

American chestnut

large tree found from Maine to Alabama

American Civil War

civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865

American cockroach

large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed

American columbo

any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington

American coot

a coot found in North America

American copper

common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America

American crab apple

medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit

American cranberry

trailing red-fruited plant

American cranberry bush

deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berries

American crayfish

common large crayfishes of eastern North America

American creeper

a common creeper in North America with a down-curved bill

American cress

of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida

American crow

common crow of North America

American dewberry

of eastern North America

American dewberry

North American dewberry

American dog tick

common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia

American dog violet

violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white flowers

American dogwood

common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers

American Dream

the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did

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