BITTERSWEET

• (noun) 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

• (noun) 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

• (adj.) tinged with sadness

  "a movie with a bittersweet ending"

• (adj.) having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness

  synonyms : semisweet

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