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Bittersweet   /bˈɪtərswˌit/   Listen
Bittersweet

noun
1.
Poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America.  Synonyms: bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, deadly nightshade, poisonous nightshade, Solanum dulcamara, woody nightshade.
2.
Twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds.  Synonyms: American bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, shrubby bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork.



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Words linked to "Bittersweet" :   tasty, vine, Celastrus, genus Solanum, Solanum, sad, genus Celastrus, nightshade



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