Definitions for Bitterroot
ˈbɪt ərˌrut, -ˌrʊtbit·ter·root

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1. bitterroot, Lewisia redivivanoun

   showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower

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1. bitterrootnoun

   Lewisia rediviva, a small, low, pink flower with a yellow center

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1. bitterroot

   Bitterroot is a small perennial herb in the family Portulacaceae, native to North America. It is scientifically known as Lewisia rediviva and is known for its distinctive pink or white flowers and its fleshy taproot which was traditionally used as a food source by Indigenous tribes. The plant is also the state flower of Montana.

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1. Bitterrootnoun

   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 Spaet'lum

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1. Bitterroot

   Bitterroot is a small, low plant with a pink to white flower. It is the state flower of Montana, United States. The plant is a low-growing perennial plant with a fleshy taproot and a simple or branched base. The flower stems are leafless, 1–3 cm tall, bearing at the tip a whorl of 5–6 linear bracts which are 5–10 mm long. A single flower appears on each stem with 6–9 oval-shaped sepals. They range in color from whitish to deep pink or rose during May and June. The petals are oblong in shape and are 18–35 mm long. At maturity, the bitterroot produces egg-shaped capsules with 6–20 nearly round seeds. The plant grows on gravelly to heavy, usually dry soil, in scablands or foothills areas. It is found on sagebrush plains to the lower mountains, in western and south central Montana. It ranges in the north from British Columbia to southern California, and on the east side of the Cascade Range to Colorado and Arizona. French trappers knew the plant as racème amer. Native American names included spetlum or spetlem, meaning "bitter", nakamtcu, and mo'ôtáa-heséeo'ôtse The roots were consumed by tribes such as the Shoshone and the Flathead Indians as an infrequent delicacy. Traditionally, the Ktunaxa cooked bitterroot with grouse. For the Ktunaxa, bitterroot is eaten with sugar; other tribes prefer eating it with salt. The Lemhi Shoshone believed the small red core found in the upper taproot had special powers, notably being able to stop a bear attack.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bitterroot in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bitterroot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Bitterroot in a Sentence

1. Arden Laga:

   Pretty early on when I realized I was lost I came to grasp with the possibility of me dying and actually came quite to peace with it and was not too worried, [It] felt like of all the places to die, the Bitterroot Wilderness is the place to do it. But, remembering the promise that I had made to Arden, that I would come home safe and take care of that baby, my mind switched and it was survival mode for the next 5 days after that. The focus was just getting home no matter what.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Bitterroot
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bitterroot
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bitterroot
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Bitterroot
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
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