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(satellite adjective) tinged with sadness; "a movie with a bittersweet ending" |
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(satellite adjective) having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness |
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Synonyms: semisweet |
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(noun) twining shrub of North America having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds |
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Synonyms: American bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork |
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Related Words: vine |
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(noun) poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America |
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Synonyms: Solanum dulcamara, bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, deadly nightshade, poisonous nightshade, woody nightshade |
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Related Words: nightshade |
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