poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America

[ Syn: bittersweet nightshade , climbing nightshade , deadly nightshade , poisonous nightshade , woody nightshade , solanum dulcamara ]

twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

[ Syn: american bittersweet , climbing bittersweet , false bittersweet , staff vine , waxwork , shrubby bittersweet , celastrus scandens ]

tinged with sadness; a movie with a bittersweet ending'

having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness

[ Syn: semisweet ]