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bitterwort

bitterwort noun: a plant of species Gentiana lutea (great yellow gentian), which has a very bitter taste.

bitterwort: a plant of species Gentiana lutea (great yellow gentian), which has a very bitter taste
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Noun

bitterwort (countable and uncountable, plural bitterworts)

  1. A plant of species Gentiana lutea (great yellow gentian), which has a very bitter taste.
    Synonyms:
    yellow gentian, bitter root

Synonyms of bitterwort

Forms of bitterwort

pluralbitterworts

Origin of bitterwort

From bitter + wort.

Questions about bitterwort

What does bitterwort mean?
Bitterwort means a plant of species Gentiana lutea (great yellow gentian), which has a very bitter taste.
What part of speech is bitterwort?
Bitterwort is a noun.
What is the plural of bitterwort?
The plural of bitterwort is bitterworts.

Words near bitterwort in the dictionary

  1. bittersweets
  2. bitterweed
  3. bitterweeds
  4. bitterwood
  5. bitterwoods
  6. bitterwort
  7. bitterworts
  8. bittery
  9. bittes
  10. bittest
  11. bitthead

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