bitterwort

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noun

A plant of species Gentiana lutea (great yellow gentian), which has a very bitter taste.

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yellow gentianbitter root
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Meanings

nounbitterwort (countable and uncountable, plural bitterworts)

plural bitterworts

  1. countableuncountableA plant of species Gentiana lutea (great yellow gentian), which has a very bitter taste.

    Synonyms: yellow gentian, bitter root

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA plant of species Gentiana lutea (great yellow gentian), which has a very bitter taste.

Similar
yellow gentianbitter root

Origin

From bitter + wort.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀλοῖτις
  • ἀλοῖτις (aloîtis)Gentiana lutea
Finnish keltakatkero
  • keltakatkeroGentiana lutea
German Gelber Enzian, Bitterwurz
  • Gelber EnzianGentiana lutea
  • BitterwurzGentiana lutea
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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