Bitterroot Definition

bĭtər-ro͝ot, -ro͝ot
noun
A perennial herb (Lewisia rediviva) native to western North America, having showy pink or whitish flowers and a bitter but edible fleshy root.
American Heritage
A W North American plant (Lewisia rediviva) of the purslane family, having fleshy, edible roots and pink or white flowers.
Webster's New World

Lewisia rediviva, a small, low, pink flower with a yellow center.

Wiktionary
Apocynum androsaemifolium, fly-trap dogbane.
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Synonyms:
  • Lewisia rediviva
adjective
(usually used attributively) Having bitter roots.
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Other Word Forms of Bitterroot

Noun

Singular:
bitterroot
Plural:
bitterroots

Origin of Bitterroot

Bitterroot Sentence Examples

  • In the Bitterroot Valley is a large deposit of Quaternary.

  • From where the main range turns east from the Idaho boundary line the crest of the Bitterroot Mountains continues on that line with a downward slope to within one degree of latitude from the Canadian border.

  • On its slope, which rises abruptly from the Bitterroot Basin, glaciers have cut canyons between high and often precipitous walls, and between these canyons are steep and rocky ridges having peaked or saw-toothed crest lines.

  • To the east and north-east of the Bitterroot Mountains is a considerable basin or peneplain dissected by short ranges having a northwest and south-west trend.

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