| bitterwood tree | (n) any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste |
| 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, Syn. Lewisia rediviva |
| Bitterwood | n. A West Indian tree (Picræna excelsa) from the wood of which the bitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Bitterroot | 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 Spæt'lum. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| bitterroot |
| 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, Syn. Lewisia rediviva |
| Bitterroot | 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 Spæt'lum. [ 1913 Webster ] |
