(martial arts) The highest belt colour in various martial arts. / (martial arts) Someone who has attained the black belt in martial arts. / (figuratively, colloquial) Great skill in any field.

(US, southern) A geographic region where the residents are predominantly or exclusively African-American.

(geology) A dark, muddy rock, rich in sulfides and organic material.

Alternative form of black and blue

A plant belonging to either of two closely related species, Rubus leucodermis or Rubus occidentalis, both native to North America. / Rubus coreanus, native to Korea, Japan, and China

European black pine, Pinus nigra / Japanese black pine, Pinus thunbergii / Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi / Prumnopitys taxifolia, matai, a New Zealand conifer.

The Black Death.

Iron, or similar metals worked by a blacksmith

A large forest and mountain range in southwestern Germany.

A traditional house, in some parts of Scotland, having drystone walls and a turf roof.