bitterroot

See also: Bitterroot

English
Bitterroot flower

Alternative forms
  • bitter-root, bitter root

Etymology

bitter +‎ root

Noun

bitterroot (countable and uncountable, plural bitterroots)

  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

Synonyms

Translations
gentiana lute — see bitterwort

Adjective

bitterroot (not comparable)

  1. (usually used attributively) Having bitter roots.

Derived terms

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