bitterroot

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noun

Lewisia rediviva, a small, low, pink flower with a yellow center.

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Oregon bitterrootLewisia rediviva
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Meanings

nounbitterroot (countable and uncountable, plural bitterroots)

plural bitterroots · alternative bitter-root · alternative bitter root

  1. countableuncountableLewisia rediviva, a small, low, pink flower with a yellow center.

    Synonyms: Oregon bitterroot

  2. countableuncountableApocynum androsaemifolium (fly-trap dogbane).
  3. countableuncountableGentiana lutea (great yellow gentian, bitterwort)
adjectivebitterroot (not comparable)

alternative bitter-root · alternative bitter root

  1. attributivenot comparableusuallyHaving bitter roots.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounLewisia rediviva, a small, low, pink flower with a yellow center.

Similar
Oregon bitterroot

More synonyms by meaning

nounshowy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower

Similar
Lewisia rediviva
Broader
wildflowerwild flower

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bitter + root.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 苦根
  • 苦根Lewisia rediviva
Dutch bitterkruid
  • bitterkruidLewisia rediviva
German Bitterwurz, Bitterwurzel
  • BitterwurzLewisia rediviva
  • BitterwurzelLewisia rediviva
Cite this entry
APA

bitterroot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitterroot

MLA

“bitterroot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitterroot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bitterroot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitterroot.

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