bittersweet
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- noun
- /ˈbɪtərˌswit/
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celastro
- The sweetness of the tequila is offset by the bittersweet of the Cointreau and the tartness of the lime, and it's all complemented by the salt around the rim.
Examples
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The bittersweet's woody stalks now covered the clapboards and waved new shoots from the edge of the roof.
Fiction book (1999) -
You would have needed to add another ounce of your bittersweet to make up the difference.
Blog text (16) -
On "Bittersweet" Being in 'The Breaking Dawn Part 2?
Blog text (20) -
Joe Clark recently posted: iPhone 5: The Bittersweet
Blog text (15) -
Twelve Bacardi Silver and 16 Bittersweet out to the Lullaby.
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The bittersweet lurched onto its side, sloshing water, and the glass rolled to the edge of the piano and fell off.
Fiction book (1993) -
So clematis, Boston Ivy, silver lace, vine, bittersweet, just all kinds of vines right there.
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I look at the Oriental Bittersweet all around here and think it would make a gorgeous fall wreath to take home and then remember that it has become an invasive species here by just that sort of thinking.
Blog text (1) -
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The brightly colored berries of the bittersweet plant attract birds to the garden.
Synonyms
A climbing North American bush with yellow pods that show bright red seeds
A climbing shrub from North America with yellow seed pods that show red seeds
A climbing plant with yellow pods that show bright red seeds in the fall
A climbing North American shrub with yellow pods and red seeds
A climbing plant from North America with yellow pods holding bright red seeds used for decoration
A climbing shrub with yellow seed pods that show bright red seeds
A climbing plant with bright orange-yellow berries and red skin around the seeds, grown for gardens
A climbing Asian vine with bright orange berries often grown in gardens
A broad bushy climbing shrub with pink fruit native to Asia
A poisonous climbing plant with purple flowers and bright red berries, also called bittersweet nightshade
A climbing plant with violet flowers and red berries that is poisonous
A poisonous climbing plant with purple flowers and red berries that often grows wild
A poisonous climbing plant with purple flowers and red berries
Compounds
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2.1
A dark chocolate made from cocoa that has little sugar and a slightly bitter taste
A climbing plant with yellow pods that show bright red seeds in the fall
- Specialized
A climbing North American bush with yellow pods that show bright red seeds
A climbing bush from North America with small yellow pods holding bright red seeds
- Specialized
A climbing Asian vine with bright orange berries often grown in gardens
A climbing plant with bright orange-yellow berries and red skin around the seeds, grown for gardens
- Specialized
A climbing Asian vine with bright orange fruits and red seeds that often takes over native plants
- Specialized
A climbing plant from North America with yellow pods holding bright red seeds used for decoration
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bittersweet is also the name of a plant because people noticed parts of it as both 'bitter' and 'sweet', and the bright berries look nice but can be harmful, which is why the plant kept the name 'bittersweet'.