bittersweet

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bittersweet Definition

• (n) poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
• (n) twining shrub of North America having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
• (s) tinged with sadness; "a movie with a bittersweet ending"
• (s) having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness

bittersweet Synonyms

• American bittersweet
• bittersweet
• bittersweet nightshade
• Celastrus scandens
• climbing bittersweet
• climbing nightshade
• deadly nightshade
• false bittersweet
• poisonous nightshade
• semisweet
• Solanum dulcamara
• staff vine
• waxwork
• woody nightshade