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Webster 1913 Edition

Bitterwort

Bit′ter-wortˊ

,

Noun.

(Bot.)

The yellow gentian (

Gentiana lutea

), which has a very bitter taste.

Definition 2024

bitterwort

bitterwort

English

Gentiana lutea

Noun

bitterwort ‎(plural bitterworts)

The great yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea), which has a very bitter taste.

Synonyms

(Gentiana lutea): yellow gentian, bitter root, centiyane, genciana