English Explanatory Dictionary

bitterroot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Lewisia rediviva, a small, low, pink flower with a yellow center.
  2. Apocynum androsaemifolium (fly-trap dogbane).
  3. Gentiana lutea (great yellow gentian, bitterwort)
adj
  1. Having bitter roots.

Word forms

bitterroot bitterroots bitter-root bitter root

Etymology

From bitter + root.

Synonyms

Oregon bitterroot

Derived words

bitterroot buckwheat bitterroot milkvetch bitter root draba
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