oriental bittersweet — noun ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America • Syn: ↑Japanese bittersweet, ↑Japan bittersweet, ↑Celastrus orbiculatus, ↑Celastric articulatus • Hypernyms: ↑vine … Useful english dictionary
Bittersweet — refers to a combination of the standard tastes of sweetness and bitterness, and is often used as a metaphor for experiences which have elements of both happiness and sadness.The term may also refer to:Biology*A vine in the nightshade family,… … Wikipedia
Oriental Staff Vine — Taxobox name = Oriental Bittersweet image caption = Oriental Staff Vlne Celastrus orbiculatus regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Celastrales familia = Celastraceae genus = Celastrus species = C. orbiculatus… … Wikipedia
bittersweet — bittersweetly, adv. bittersweetness, n. adj. /bit euhr sweet , bit euhr sweet /; n. /bit euhr sweet /, adj. 1. both bitter and sweet to the taste: bittersweet chocolate. 2. both pleasant and painful or regretful: a bittersweet memory. n. 3. Also… … Universalium
Japan bittersweet — noun ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America • Syn: ↑Japanese bittersweet, ↑oriental bittersweet, ↑Celastrus orbiculatus, ↑Celastric articulatus • Hypernyms: ↑vine … Useful english dictionary
Japanese bittersweet — noun ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America • Syn: ↑Japan bittersweet, ↑oriental bittersweet, ↑Celastrus orbiculatus, ↑Celastric articulatus • Hypernyms: ↑vine … Useful english dictionary
Celastrus orbiculatus — Oriental Bittersweet Oriental Staff Vlne Celastrus orbiculatus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plan … Wikipedia
Solanum dulcamara — Bittersweet Nightshade Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
Celastrus orbiculatus — ID 16533 Symbol Key CEOR7 Common Name Oriental bittersweet Family Celastraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ … USDA Plant Characteristics
Celastrus — noun genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet • Syn: ↑genus Celastrus • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Celastraceae … Useful english dictionary
