bitter (redirected from bitterness)

bitter

1. an austere and unpalatable taste like that of quinine.

2. a medicinal and culinary agent used as a tonic, alterative or appetizer.

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bitter almond

a variety of Prunus amygdalus, the almond tree. Grown for the production of almond oil. The kernel of its seed contains sufficient cyanogenetic glycoside to be a possible cause of cyanide poisoning. The smell of bitter almonds is often quoted as being a characteristic finding in cases of cyanide poisoning in animals.

bitter bark

see alstoniaconstricta.

bitter melon

citrulluslanatus.

bitter rubberweed

hymenoxysodorata.

bitter sneezeweed

heleniumamarum.

bitter vetch

ervumervilia.