Bittersweet - Definition
bittersweet
adj 1: tinged with sadness; "a movie with a bittersweet ending"
2: having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness
[syn: bittersweet, semisweet]
n 1: poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers
and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North
America [syn: bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade,
climbing nightshade, deadly nightshade, poisonous
nightshade, woody nightshade, Solanum dulcamara]
2: twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules
enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: bittersweet, American
bittersweet, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet,
staff vine, waxwork, shrubby bittersweet, Celastrus
scandens]