bit·ter·root
(bĭt′ər-ro͞ot′, -ro͝ot′)n.
A perennial herb (Lewisia rediviva) native to western North America, having showy pink or whitish flowers and a bitter but edible fleshy root.
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bitterroot
(ˈbɪtəˌruːt)n
(Plants) a pink flower with an edible root found growing in America
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bit•ter•root
(ˈbɪt ərˌrut, -ˌrʊt)n.
a plant, Lewisia rediviva, of the purslane family, having pink flowers and fleshy roots.
[1825–35, Amer.]
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| Noun | 1. |  bitterroot - showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flowerwild flower, wildflower - wild or uncultivated flowering plant genus Lewisia, Lewisia - genus of western North American low-growing herbs having linear woolly leaves and large pink flowers |
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