# bitterroot

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #99,033

## Definitions
1. Lewisia rediviva, a small, low, pink flower with a yellow center.
2. Apocynum androsaemifolium (fly-trap dogbane).
3. Gentiana lutea (great yellow gentian, bitterwort)

## Etymology
From bitter + root.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bitterroot