Bitter-principle
any of several hundred natural compounds, usually of vegetable origin, having a bitter taste, and not admitting of any chemical classification.
noun
any of various bitter-tasting substances, such as aloin, usually extracted from plants
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a plant, Lewisia rediviva, of the purslane family, having pink flowers and fleshy roots that are edible when young: the state flower of Montana. Historical Examples Wild Animals at Home Ernest Thompson Seton Subspeciation in the Meadow Mouse, Microtus pennsylvanicus, in Wyoming, Colorado, and Adjacent Areas Sydney Anderson Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society Robert F. Murphy […]
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a river in SW Montana, flowing N to the Clark Fork River. 120 miles (193 km) long.
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a disease of apples, grapes, and other fruit, characterized by cankers on the branches or twigs and bitter, rotted fruit, caused by any of several fungi. Historical Examples Manual of American Grape-Growing U. P. Hedrick
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both bitter and sweet to the taste: bittersweet chocolate. both pleasant and painful or regretful: a bittersweet memory. Also called woody nightshade. a climbing or trailing plant, Solanum dulcamara, of the nightshade family, having small, violet, star-shaped flowers with a protruding yellow center and scarlet berries. Also called climbing bittersweet. any climbing plant of the […]