bitterroot
bitterroot · bitterroots
Bitterwurz, Bitterwurzel
Lewisia rediviva, a small, low, pink flower with a yellow centerLewisia rediviva, a small, low, pink flower with a yellow center.
US/bˈɪtɚɹˌut/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Lewisia rediviva, a small, low, pink flower with a yellow center.
Bitterwurz, Bitterwurzel
(countable, uncountable)Apocynum androsaemifolium (fly-trap dogbane).
(countable, uncountable)Gentiana lutea (great yellow gentian, bitterwort)
More definitions
- showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower
Translations
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By meaning 1
Lewisia rediviva:
Origin
From bitter + root.From bitter + root.
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Forms
plural: bitterrootsSynonyms
2 synonymsLewisia rediviva:Oregon bitterroot
Close in meaning
- 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
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable