bitterroot

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)

1. Lewisia rediviva, a small, low, pink flower with a yellow center.
2. Apocynum androsaemifolium (fly-trap dogbane).
3. 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)

1. (usually used attributively) Having bitter roots.

Derived terms

• bitterroot buckwheat
• bitterroot milkvetch
• bitter root draba

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)