| Pronunciation: | | 'bitur`root
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[n] showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower |
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BITTERROOT is a 10 letter word that starts with B. |
| | Synonyms: | | Lewisia rediviva |
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| | See Also: | | genus Lewisia, Lewisia, wild flower, wildflower |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bit"ter*root`\, n. (Bot.)
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
Sp[ae]t'lum.
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