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bitterroot

bitterroot noun: lewisia rediviva, a small, low, pink flower with a yellow center.

bitterroot: lewisia rediviva, a small, low, pink flower with a yellow center
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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)

Adjective

bitterroot (not comparable)

  1. (attributive, usually) Having bitter roots.

Synonyms of bitterroot

  • Oregon bitterroot

Forms of bitterroot

pluralbitterroots
alternative formbitter-root
alternative formbitter root

Origin of bitterroot

From bitter + root.

Words formed from bitterroot

  • bitterroot buckwheat
  • bitterroot milkvetch
  • bitter root draba

Phrases with bitterroot

Questions about bitterroot

What does bitterroot mean?
Bitterroot means lewisia rediviva, a small, low, pink flower with a yellow center.
What part of speech is bitterroot?
Bitterroot can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of bitterroot?
The plural of bitterroot is bitterroots.

Words near bitterroot in the dictionary

  1. bitterness
  2. bitternesses
  3. bitterns
  4. bitternut
  5. bitternuts
  6. bitterroot
  7. Bitterroot Mountains
  8. Bitterroot Range
  9. bitterroots
  10. bitters
  11. bittersharp

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