BITTERROOT

bitterroot, Lewisia rediviva

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

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

Adjective

bitterroot (not comparable)

(usually, used attributively) Having bitter roots.

Source: Wiktionary

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Bit"ter*root`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A plant (Lewisia rediviva) allied to the purslane, but with fleshy, farinaceous roots, growing in the mountains of Idaho, Montana, etc. It gives the name to the Bitter Root mountains and river. The Indians call both the plant and the river Spæt'lum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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