American bittersweet

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• American bittersweet — noun twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds • Syn: ↑bittersweet, ↑climbing bittersweet, ↑false bittersweet, ↑staff vine, ↑waxwork, ↑shrubby bittersweet, ↑Celastrus scandens …   Useful english dictionary

• American bittersweet — vijoklinis smaugikas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Smaugikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Celastrus scandens), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Celastrus scandens angl. American bittersweet; staffvine; …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

• Bittersweet — refers to a combination of the standard tastes of sweetness and bitterness, and is often used as a metaphor for experiences which have elements of both happiness and sadness.The term may also refer to:Biology*A vine in the nightshade family,… …   Wikipedia

• bittersweet — bittersweetly, adv. bittersweetness, n. adj. /bit euhr sweet , bit euhr sweet /; n. /bit euhr sweet /, adj. 1. both bitter and sweet to the taste: bittersweet chocolate. 2. both pleasant and painful or regretful: a bittersweet memory. n. 3. Also… …   Universalium

• bittersweet — I noun 1. poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral red berries; widespread weed in North America • Syn: ↑bittersweet nightshade, ↑climbing nightshade, ↑deadly nightshade, ↑poisonous nightshade, ↑woody nightshade,… …   Useful english dictionary

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• Bittersweet — Bit ter*sweet , n. 1. Anything which is bittersweet. [1913 Webster] 2. A kind of apple so called. Gower. [1913 Webster] 3. (Bot.) (a) A climbing shrub, with oval coral red berries ({Solanum dulcamara}); woody nightshade. The whole plant is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• bittersweet — ► ADJECTIVE 1) sweet with a bitter aftertaste. 2) arousing pleasure tinged with sadness or pain. ► NOUN ▪ a vine like American climbing plant bearing clusters of bright orange pods …   English terms dictionary

• bittersweet — [bit′ər swēt΄] n. ☆ 1. a North American twining woody vine (Celastrus scandens) of the staff tree family, with poisonous leaves, and bearing clusters of small orange fruits with bright red fleshy seeds 2. a poisonous, climbing European vine… …   English World dictionary

• Bittersweet White Light — Infobox Album | Name = Bittersweet White Light Type = Album Artist = Cher Released = April 1973 Recorded = 1973 Genre = Pop Length = 29:00 Label = MCA Producer = Snuff Garrett and Sonny Bono Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|2|5… …   Wikipedia