Definitions for bittersweet

Overview of noun bittersweet

The noun bittersweet has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, deadly nightshade, poisonous nightshade, woody nightshade, Solanum dulcamara

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

2. bittersweet, American bittersweet, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork, shrubby bittersweet, Celastrus scandens

(twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds)

Overview of adj bittersweet

The adj bittersweet has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) bittersweet

(tinged with sadness; "a movie with a bittersweet ending")

2. bittersweet, semisweet

(having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness)