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bitterbrush noun[ U ] uk /ˈbɪt.ə.brʌʃ/ us /ˈbɪt̬.ɚ.brʌʃ/ a bush with yellow flowers that grows in the west of North America: Bitterbrush thrives in arid conditions so you will see lots of it in the Californian desert. The land damaged by the wildfires has been replanted with sagebrush and bitterbrush. The hillsides were dotted with bitterbrush. The wedge-shaped, three-lobed leaves of the bitterbrush can vary in colour from grey-green to bright green. Bitterbrush can usually be found on open, well-drained flatlands, slopes, and valleys with rocky soil. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Bushes & shrubs abelia abutilon angel's trumpet aronia artemisia dogwood eglantine ephedra firethorn forsythia manzanita mayflower Mexican orange mock orange multiflora rose snowberry spicebush staghorn sumac sumac sweetbriar |