What is the meaning of Bittersweet?

  • (n.) An American woody climber (Celastrus scandens), whose yellow capsules open late in autumn, and disclose the red aril which covers the seeds; -- also called Roxbury waxwork.
  • (n.) A kind of apple so called.
  • (a.) Sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet; especially sweet with a bitter after taste; hence (Fig.), pleasant but painful.
  • (n.) Anything which is bittersweet.
  • (n.) A climbing shrub, with oval coral-red berries (Solanum dulcamara); woody nightshade. The whole plant is poisonous, and has a taste at first sweetish and then bitter. The branches are the officinal dulcamara.
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APAWebster's. (2011). bittersweet. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/bittersweet/definitions/1980646
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HarvardWebster's 2011, bittersweet, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/bittersweet/definitions/1980646>.
MLAWebster's. "bittersweet" 27 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/bittersweet/definitions/1980646>
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