HyperDic: bitterroot

English > 1 sense of the word bitterroot:
NOUNplantbitterroot, Lewisia redivivashowy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots
bitterroot > pronunciation
Soundsbih'terruw.t
Rhymesabsolute ... uproot: 83 rhymes with uwt...
English > bitterroot: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningshowy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower.
SynonymLewisia rediviva
Member ofLewisia, genus Lewisiagenus of western North American low-growing herbs having linear woolly leaves and large pink flowers
Broaderwildflower, wild flowerwild or uncultivated flowering plant
Spanishlewisia rediviva
Catalanlewisia rediviva

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