bitterwort

English

Gentiana lutea

Etymology

bitter +‎ wort

Noun

bitterwort (countable and uncountable, plural bitterworts)

A plant of species Gentiana lutea (great yellow gentian), which has a very bitter taste.

Synonyms

(Gentiana lutea): yellow gentian, bitter root

Translations

Gentiana lutea

Finnish: keltakatkero
German: Gelber Enzian m, Bitterwurz f
Greek:
Ancient: ἀλοῖτις f (aloîtis)

References

Gentiana lutea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Gentiana lutea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Gentiana lutea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
“bitterwort”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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