Definition of bitterroot Bitterroot
/bɪˈtɚɹuˌt/ - [biterrut] - bit•ter•root
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What does bitterroot mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: bitterroots |
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| bitterroot - showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower | ||
| Lewisia rediviva | ||
| wild flower, wildflower wild or uncultivated flowering plant | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bitterroot (n.)
A plant (Lewisia rediviva) allied to the purslane, but with fleshy, farinaceous roots, growing in the mountains of Idaho, Montana, etc. It gives the name to the Bitter Root mountains and river. The Indians call both the plant and the river Spaet'lum.
Part of speech
🔤- bitterroot, noun, singular of bitterroots.
