bitterroot
or bit·ter root
[ bit-er-root, -roo t ]
/ 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.
Words nearby bitterroot
bittercress,
bitterender,
bitterling,
bittern,
bitternut,
bitterroot,
bitterroot range,
bitterroot river,
bitters,
bittersweet,
bitterweed
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. MurphyI have examined a number of mice from the Bitterroot Valley in western Montana and the color value for 12 adults is 2.7.
The average of all the specimens from the Bitterroot Valley is a little nearer oribasus.
American Weasels |E. Raymond HallThis took place in the Bitterroot Mountains in Idaho, in 1902.
Wild Animals at Home |Ernest Thompson Seton