bittersweet nightshade

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• bittersweet nightshade — paprastasis karklavijas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bulvinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Solanum dulcamara), paplitęs Europoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Solanum dulcamara angl. bitter nightshade; bitter sweet; bittersweet;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

• bittersweet nightshade — noun poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral red berries; widespread weed in North America • Syn: ↑bittersweet, ↑climbing nightshade, ↑deadly nightshade, ↑poisonous nightshade, ↑woody nightshade, ↑Solanum dulcamara …   Useful english dictionary

• bittersweet — I noun 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,… …   Useful english dictionary

• bittersweet — paprastasis karklavijas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bulvinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Solanum dulcamara), paplitęs Europoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Solanum dulcamara angl. bitter nightshade; bitter sweet; bittersweet;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

• bittersweet — 1. adjective a) both bitter and sweet b) expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure 2. noun a) a …   Wiktionary

• Bittersweet — refers to a combination of the standard tastes of sweetness and bitterness, and is often used as a metaphor for experiences which have elements of both happiness and sadness.The term may also refer to:Biology*A vine in the nightshade family,… …   Wikipedia

• Bittersweet — Bit ter*sweet , n. 1. Anything which is bittersweet. [1913 Webster] 2. A kind of apple so called. Gower. [1913 Webster] 3. (Bot.) (a) A climbing shrub, with oval coral red berries ({Solanum dulcamara}); woody nightshade. The whole plant is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bittersweet — [bit′ər swēt΄] n. ☆ 1. a North American twining woody vine (Celastrus scandens) of the staff tree family, with poisonous leaves, and bearing clusters of small orange fruits with bright red fleshy seeds 2. a poisonous, climbing European vine… …   English World dictionary

• bittersweet — bittersweetly, adv. bittersweetness, n. adj. /bit euhr sweet , bit euhr sweet /; n. /bit euhr sweet /, adj. 1. both bitter and sweet to the taste: bittersweet chocolate. 2. both pleasant and painful or regretful: a bittersweet memory. n. 3. Also… …   Universalium

• nightshade — /nuyt shayd /, n. 1. any of various plants of the genus Solanum, esp. the black nightshade or the bittersweet. 2. any of various other related plants, as the deadly nightshade. [bef. 1000; ME; OE nihtscada. See NIGHT, SHADE] * * * ▪ plant  any… …   Universalium

• nightshade family — the plant family Solanaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, trees, shrubs, and vines having alternate, simple or pinnate leaves, conspicuous flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including belladonna, eggplant, nightshade …   Universalium