bitterwort

English

Gentiana lutea

Etymology

From bitter +‎ wort.

Noun

bitterwort (countable and uncountable, plural bitterworts)

1. 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.