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Dec 1, 2009
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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".

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