BITTERROOT


Meaning of BITTERROOT in English

/bit"euhr rooht', -root'/ , n.

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

Also, bitter root .

[ 1825-35, Amer.; BITTER + ROOT 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .