Bitter-cress
any plant belonging to the genus Cardamine, of the mustard family, having usually pinnate leaves and clusters of white, pink, or purple flowers.
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- Bitter-dock
See under dock4 (def 1). any of various weedy plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, as R. obtusifolius (bitter dock) or R. acetosa (sour dock) having long taproots. any of various other plants, mostly coarse weeds. noun a wharf or pier a space between two wharves or piers for the mooring […]
- Bitter-end
the conclusion of a difficult or unpleasant situation; the last or furthest extremity: Despite the unpleasant scenes in the movie, she insisted on staying until the bitter end. Nautical. the inboard end of an anchor chain or cable, secured in the chain locker of a vessel. the end of any chain or cable. Historical Examples […]
- Bitterender
a person who persists until the bitter end without compromising or yielding; diehard.
- Bitter-melon
balsam pear.
- Bitter-herb
an Old World herb, Centaurium erythraea, used dried in medicine as a tonic. the turtlehead, Chelone glabra, used in medicine as a tonic, cathartic, and anthelmintic. Judaism. an herb that tastes bitter, as horseradish, traditionally eaten at the Seder, and serving as a reminder of the Israelites’ slavery in Egypt.