bitterroot

See also: Bitterroot

English

bitterroot flower (Lewisia rediviva)

Alternative forms

bitter-root, bitter root

Etymology

bitter +‎ root

Noun

bitterroot (countable and uncountable, plural bitterroots)

Lewisia rediviva, a small, low, pink flower with a yellow center.
Apocynum androsaemifolium (fly-trap dogbane).
Gentiana lutea (great yellow gentian, bitterwort)

Synonyms

(Lewisia rediviva): Oregon bitterroot

Translations

Lewisia rediviva

Assiniboine: šųkpétawoda, sųkpé tawóda, šųkpétahuda, šųkpétahudA
Blackfoot: áíksikksiksi
Cheyenne: mo'ôtáa-heséeo'ôtse
Dutch: bitterkruid (nl) n
German: Bitterwurz f, Bitterwurzel f
Kutenai: naqam¢u
Montana Salish: sṕéƛ̓m

Apocynum androsaemifolium

gentiana lute — see bitterwort

Adjective

bitterroot (not comparable)

(usually used attributively) Having bitter roots.

Derived terms

Further reading

bitterroot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (Lewisia)
Apocynum androsaemifolium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lewisia rediviva on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Apocynum androsaemifolium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lewisia rediviva on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Apocynum androsaemifolium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
bitterroot at USDA Plants database (Lewisia)
bitterroot at USDA Plants database (Apocynum)
bitterroot at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. (Lewisia)
bitterroot at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. (Apocynum)

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