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bitter-root

bitter-root is the alternative form of bitterroot.

Meaning of bitterroot

Noun

bitterroot (countable and uncountable, plural bitterroots)

  1. Lewisia rediviva, a small, low, pink flower with a yellow center.
    Synonyms:
    Oregon bitterroot
  2. Apocynum androsaemifolium (fly-trap dogbane).
  3. Gentiana lutea (great yellow gentian, bitterwort)

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Forms of bitter-root

pluralbitter-roots

Questions about bitter-root

What is bitter-root the alternative form of?
Bitter-root is the alternative form of bitterroot.

Words near bitter-root in the dictionary

  1. bitter vetches
  2. bitter willow
  3. bitter-cress
  4. bitter-ender
  5. bitter-enders
  6. bitter-root
  7. bitter-roots
  8. bitter-sweet
  9. bitterant
  10. bitterants
  11. bitterbark

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