Definition of bitter herb
1
: an annual centaury (Centaurium umbellatum) with purplish rose flowers in dense clusters
2
: turtlehead
3
: a salad usually of horseradish and sometimes supplemented by cos lettuce eaten during the seder of Passover as maror
with bitter herbs they shall eat it — Exodus 12:8 (Authorized Version)
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“Bitter herb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bitter%20herb. Accessed 20 Jan. 2022.
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