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Definition of Japanese bittersweet
1. Noun. Ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America.
Group relationships: Celastrus, Genus Celastrus
Generic synonyms: Vine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Japanese Bittersweet
Literary usage of Japanese bittersweet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biltmore Nursery, Biltmore, N.C. (1907)
"Japanese bittersweet. A tall and vigorous climber with bright green almost circular
leaves. Native of Japan. Berries or capsules orange-yellow, ..."
2. Bulletin by Experimental Farms Service, Canada Experimental Farms Service, Ottawa Central Experimental Farm, Canada Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada (1901)
"Japanese bittersweet. This climber has been under trial during the past five
years, and while most of the specimens planted have been killed back more or ..."
3. Trees and Shrubs Tested in Manitoba and the North-West Territories by William Saunders (1904)
"Japanese bittersweet. This climber has been under trial during the past five
years, and while most of the specimens planted have been killed back more or ..."
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