Bittercress
noun
one of several perennial or annual plants of the genus Cardamine, that are related to lady’s-smock, including hairy bittercress (C. hirsuta), a common weed resembling shepherd’s purse, with which it is often confused: family: Brassicaceae (crucifers)
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having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes. producing one of the four basic taste sensations; not sour, sweet, or salt. hard to bear; grievous; distressful: a bitter sorrow. causing pain; piercing; stinging: a bitter chill. characterized by intense antagonism or hostility: bitter hatred. hard to admit or accept: […]
- Bitterest
having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes. producing one of the four basic taste sensations; not sour, sweet, or salt. hard to bear; grievous; distressful: a bitter sorrow. causing pain; piercing; stinging: a bitter chill. characterized by intense antagonism or hostility: bitter hatred. hard to admit or accept: […]
- Bittering
having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes. producing one of the four basic taste sensations; not sour, sweet, or salt. hard to bear; grievous; distressful: a bitter sorrow. causing pain; piercing; stinging: a bitter chill. characterized by intense antagonism or hostility: bitter hatred. hard to admit or accept: […]
- Bitterling
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- Bitterly
having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes. producing one of the four basic taste sensations; not sour, sweet, or salt. hard to bear; grievous; distressful: a bitter sorrow. causing pain; piercing; stinging: a bitter chill. characterized by intense antagonism or hostility: bitter hatred. hard to admit or accept: […]