Bitterroot Range

proper noun

A mountain range, a subrange of the Rocky Mountains, that runs along the border of Montana and Idaho in the northwestern United States.

Meanings

proper nounthe Bitterroot Range
  1. A mountain range, a subrange of the Rocky Mountains, that runs along the border of Montana and Idaho in the northwestern United States.

Origin

Named after the bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva), the state flower of Montana.

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APA

Bitterroot Range. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bitterroot%20Range

MLA

“Bitterroot Range.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bitterroot%20Range. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bitterroot Range,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bitterroot%20Range.

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