bitter-sweet
ərˈswit, ˈbɪt adjective
2.
both pleasant and painful or regretful: a bittersweet memory.
noun
3.
Also called woody nightshade. a climbing or trailing plant, Solanum dulcamara, of the nightshade family, having small, violet, star-shaped flowers with a protruding yellow center and scarlet berries.
4.
Also called climbing bittersweet. any climbing plant of the genus Celastrus, bearing orange capsules opening to expose red-coated seeds, especially C. scandens.
5.
pleasure mingled with pain or regret: the bittersweet of parting.
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| —n | |
| 1. | any of several North American woody climbing plants of the genus Celastrus, esp C. scandens, having orange capsules that open to expose scarlet-coated seeds: family Celastraceae |
| 2. | another name for woody nightshade |
| —adj | |
| 3. | tasting of or being a mixture of bitterness and sweetness |
| 4. | pleasant but tinged with sadness |
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