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Definition of Bittersweet
1. Noun. Poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America.
Group relationships: Genus Solanum, Solanum
Generic synonyms: Nightshade
2. Adjective. Tinged with sadness. "A movie with a bittersweet ending"
3. Noun. Twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds.
Group relationships: Celastrus, Genus Celastrus
Generic synonyms: Vine
4. Adjective. Having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness.
Definition of Bittersweet
1. a. Sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet; esp. sweet with a bitter after taste; hence (Fig.), pleasant but painful.
2. n. Anything which is bittersweet.
Definition of Bittersweet
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Medical Definition of Bittersweet
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1. Anything which is bittersweet.
2. A kind of apple so called.
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