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Bittersweet Common

Bittersweet has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America

2

twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

3

Solanum dulcamara.

Adjective
1

tinged with sadness

"a movie with a bittersweet ending"

2

having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness

3

Both bitter and sweet.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
nightshade vine
Rhyming Words
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