bittersweet
adj 1: tinged with sadness; "a movie with a bittersweet ending"
2: having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness
[syn: semisweet]
n 1: 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]
2: twining shrub of North America having three-valved yellow
capsules enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: American
bittersweet, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet,
staff vine, waxwork, Celastrus scandens]