bitterherbs
nounUK /ˈbɪtəhɜːbz/
US /ˈbɪtərˌɜːrbz/
Bitterherbs are plants with a strong, sharp taste that people eat at a special spring meal.
At the spring feast, the family ate bitterherbs to remember a hard time long ago.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A mix of sharp-tasting plants used in cooking to add a strong flavor.
The cook added bitterherbs to the soup for a bold taste.
3. Plants with a sharp taste that some people use as medicine.
Long ago, healers gave bitterherbs to help with stomach aches.
4. A symbolic food eaten to remember sad or difficult times.
The bitterherbs on the plate reminded everyone of past struggles.