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Bitterroot
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What's The Definition Of Bitterroot?
[n] showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower
Synonyms | Synonyms for Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva Related Terms | Find terms related to Bitterroot: See Also | genus Lewisia | Lewisia | wild flower | wildflower Bitterroot In Webster's Dictionary \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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