bitterroot

or bit·ter root

[ bit-er-root, -root ]

/ ˈbɪt ərˌrut, -ˌrʊt /

noun

a plant, Lewisia rediviva, of the purslane family, having pink flowers and fleshy roots that are edible when young: the state flower of Montana.

Origin of bitterroot

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; bitter + root¹

Words nearby bitterroot

bitternut, bitter orange, bitter pill, bitter pill to swallow, bitter principle, bitterroot, Bitterroot Range, Bitterroot River, bitter rot, bitters, bittersweet

Example sentences from the Web for bitterroot

Bitterroot was dug on prairie hills, wild potatoes were found in the foothills, and the wild onion grew in the valley floors.
Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society|Robert F. Murphy
I have examined a number of mice from the Bitterroot Valley in western Montana and the color value for 12 adults is 2.7.
Subspeciation in the Meadow Mouse, Microtus pennsylvanicus, in Wyoming, Colorado, and Adjacent Areas|Sydney Anderson
The average of all the specimens from the Bitterroot Valley is a little nearer oribasus.
American Weasels|E. Raymond Hall
This took place in the Bitterroot Mountains in Idaho, in 1902.
Wild Animals at Home|Ernest Thompson Seton

单词	bitterroot
释义	bitterroot or bit·ter root [ bit-er-root, -root ] / ˈbɪt ərˌrut, -ˌrʊt / noun a plant, Lewisia rediviva, of the purslane family, having pink flowers and fleshy roots that are edible when young: the state flower of Montana. Origin of bitterroot An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; bitter + root¹ Words nearby bitterroot bitternut, bitter orange, bitter pill, bitter pill to swallow, bitter principle, bitterroot, Bitterroot Range, Bitterroot River, bitter rot, bitters, bittersweet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bitterroot Bitterroot was dug on prairie hills, wild potatoes were found in the foothills, and the wild onion grew in the valley floors. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society\|Robert F. Murphy I have examined a number of mice from the Bitterroot Valley in western Montana and the color value for 12 adults is 2.7. Subspeciation in the Meadow Mouse, Microtus pennsylvanicus, in Wyoming, Colorado, and Adjacent Areas\|Sydney Anderson The average of all the specimens from the Bitterroot Valley is a little nearer oribasus. American Weasels\|E. Raymond Hall This took place in the Bitterroot Mountains in Idaho, in 1902. Wild Animals at Home\|Ernest Thompson Seton
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