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