have a bitter taste

  • 61cola — cola1 /koh leuh/, n. a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings. Also, kola. [1920 25; sp. var. of KOLA, extracted from the trademark names of such drinks, as Coca Cola, Pepsi… …

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  • 62COLA — /koh leuh/, n. an escalator clause, esp. in union contracts, that grants automatic wage increases to cover the rising cost of living due to inflation. [c(ost) o(f) l(iving) a(djustment)] * * * (as used in expressions) Coca Cola Co. Cola di Rienzo …

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  • 63bay leaf — 1. the dried leaf of the laurel, used in cookery. 2. the leaf of the bayberry, Pimenta racemosa, used in making bay oil and bay rum. [1630 40] * * * ▪ herb also called  Laurel Leaf,         leaf of the sweet bay tree, Laurus nobilis, an evergreen …

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  • 64chicory — chic|o|ry [ tʃıkəri ] noun uncount 1. ) AMERICAN a vegetable with green leaves that have a bitter taste, usually eaten raw in salads 2. ) BRITISH an ENDIVE …

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  • 65endive — en|dive [ en,daıv ] noun count or uncount 1. ) AMERICAN a vegetable with pale flat leaves that have a bitter taste 2. ) a vegetable with curly green leaves eaten in salad …

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  • 66sorrel — [[t]sɒ̱rəl, AM sɔ͟ːr [/t]] N UNCOUNT Sorrel is a plant whose leaves have a bitter taste and are sometimes used in salads and sauces. Syn: dock …

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  • 67alkaloid — al·ka·loid || ælkÉ™lɔɪd n. any of a class of organic compounds which contain nitrogen and have a bitter taste (Chemistry) adj. (Chemistry) resembling an alkali; alkaline …

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  • 68alkaloids — al·ka·loid || ælkÉ™lɔɪd n. any of a class of organic compounds which contain nitrogen and have a bitter taste (Chemistry) adj. (Chemistry) resembling an alkali; alkaline …

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  • 69chicory — UK [ˈtʃɪkərɪ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) British a vegetable with stiff white leaves that have a bitter taste, usually eaten raw in salads 2) American an endive …

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  • 70bitterweed — ☆ bitterweed [bit′ərwēd΄ ] n. any of various herbs which have a bitter taste, as ragweed, sneezeweed, etc …

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