bitterwort

bitterwort
/bit"euhr werrt', -wawrt'/, n.
[1590-1600; BITTER + WORT2]

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Synonyms:
(Gentiana lutea)


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  • Bitterwort — Bit ter*wort , n. (Bot.) The yellow gentian ({Gentiana lutea}), which has a very bitter taste. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bitterwort — geltonasis gencijonas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Gencijoninių šeimos prieskoninis, dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Gentiana lutea), paplitęs pietų Europoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai).… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • bitterwort — n. Yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea) …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • bitterwort — /bit euhr werrt , wawrt /, n. See yellow gentian. [1590 1600; BITTER + WORT2] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gentiana lutea — Bitterwort Bit ter*wort , n. (Bot.) The yellow gentian ({Gentiana lutea}), which has a very bitter taste. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gentian — Gen tian (j[e^]n shan or j[e^]n sh[i^]*an), n. [OE. genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.) Any one of a genus ({Gentiana}) of herbaceous plants with opposite leaves and a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gentiana Bavarica — Gentian Gen tian (j[e^]n shan or j[e^]n sh[i^]*an), n. [OE. genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.) Any one of a genus ({Gentiana}) of herbaceous plants with opposite… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gentiana crinita — Gentian Gen tian (j[e^]n shan or j[e^]n sh[i^]*an), n. [OE. genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.) Any one of a genus ({Gentiana}) of herbaceous plants with opposite… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gentiana detonsa — Gentian Gen tian (j[e^]n shan or j[e^]n sh[i^]*an), n. [OE. genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.) Any one of a genus ({Gentiana}) of herbaceous plants with opposite… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gentiana excisa — Gentian Gen tian (j[e^]n shan or j[e^]n sh[i^]*an), n. [OE. genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.) Any one of a genus ({Gentiana}) of herbaceous plants with opposite… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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