| dogbane |
any of several perennial plants with an acrid, milky juice, a bitter root, and bearing bell-shaped flowers. |
| embitter |
to make bitter the feelings or attitude of (someone). [2 definitions] |
| gall1 |
something bitter to experience. [2/4 definitions] |
| horehound |
an aromatic herb with fuzzy, whitish leaves and a bitter juice that is used as a flavoring and as a remedy for coughs. [1/3 definitions] |
| horse chestnut |
the bitter nut of this tree. [1/2 definitions] |
| inveigh |
to utter angry or bitter complaints or criticism; protest vigorously (usu. fol. by "against"). |
| medlar |
the applelike fruit of this tree, hard and bitter when ripe, but edible when in the early stages of decay. [1/2 definitions] |
| meprobamate |
a bitter white powder that is used as a tranquilizer. |
| Philippic |
(l.c.) a bitter denunciation or verbal attack. [1/2 definitions] |
| picro- |
bitter. |
| quarrel |
an angry or bitter disagreement or argument. [1/4 definitions] |
| quassia |
a bitter drug extracted from the wood and bark of this tree, used in insecticides and taken as a medicinal tonic. [1/2 definitions] |
| quinine |
a bitter organic derivative of the bark of a South American and Asian tree that is effective in treating malaria. |
| radicchio |
a variety of chicory with slightly bitter, purplish red leaves that are used in salads. |
| rancor |
bitter, continuing resentment; hatred. |
| rancorous |
feeling or showing bitter resentment; hateful. |
| rattlesnake root |
any of various plants whose bitter roots or tubers have been thought to cure snakebite. |
| scurvy grass |
an arctic plant bearing white flowers and having a bitter flavor, formerly used to treat scurvy. |
| slivovitz |
a dry, usu. colorless and bitter plum brandy of eastern Europe. |
| sour |
resentful, bitter, morose, or otherwise bad-tempered. [2/10 definitions] |
| spurge |
any of various mostly tropical plants that have bitter milky juice and bear small flowers without petals. |