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bit·ter·root

(bĭt′ər-ro͞ot′, -ro͝ot′)

A perennial herb (Lewisia rediviva) native to western North America, having showy pink or whitish flowers and a bitter but edible fleshy root.

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bitterroot

(ˈbɪtəˌruːt)

(Plants) a pink flower with an edible root found growing in America

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bit•ter•root

(ˈbɪt ərˌrut, -ˌrʊt)

n.

a plant, Lewisia rediviva, of the purslane family, having pink flowers and fleshy roots.

[1825–35, Amer.]

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

Lewisia rediviva

wild flower, wildflower - wild or uncultivated flowering plant

genus Lewisia, Lewisia - genus of western North American low-growing herbs having linear woolly leaves and large pink flowers

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