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adj
Having bitter roots.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, not-comparable, usually
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noun
Lewisia rediviva, a small, low, pink flower with a yellow center.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Apocynum androsaemifolium (fly-trap dogbane).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Gentiana lutea (great yellow gentian, bitterwort)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: Lewisia rediviva
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wildflower, wild flower
History
From bitter + root.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
