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bit•ter•root
Pronunciation: (bit'ur-rOOt", -root"), [key]—
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,bit'ter root".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.