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101bittersweet — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. something that is bittersweet; especially pleasure alloyed with pain 2. a. a poisonous Eurasian woody vine (Solanum dulcamara) of the nightshade family that has purple flowers and oval reddish berries and is… …
102bittersweet — bit•ter•sweet adj. [[t]ˌbɪt ərˈswit, ˈbɪt ərˌswit[/t]] n. [[t]ˈbɪt ərˌswit[/t]] adj. 1) coo both bitter and sweet to the taste: bittersweet chocolate[/ex] 2) both pleasant and painful or regretful: a bittersweet memory[/ex] 3) pln a climbing or… …
103burning bush — burn′ing bush′ n. 1) pln Also called summer cypress a shrubby plant, Kochia scoparia of the goosefoot family, having dense foliage that turns red in autumn. 2) pln any of various plants of the genus Euonymus, of the staff tree family, that have… …
104kat — or khat or qat [[t]kɑt[/t]] n. 1) pln the leaves of a SW Asian and African shrub, Catha edulis, of the staff tree family: chewed as a stimulant or made into a tea 2) the shrub itself • Etymology: 1855–60; < Ar qāt …
105bittersweet — [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… …
106burning bush — n. [after the Biblical burning bush: Ex. 3:2 ] ☆ 1. any of several American shrubs (genus Euonymus) of the staff tree family, having brilliant red fruits or leaves 2. GAS PLANT …
107khat — [kät] n. [Ar qāt] a plant (Catha edulis) of the staff tree family, found in Africa and Arabia: the fresh leaf is chewed for its stimulating effects or used in tea …
108strawberry bush — noun 1. hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove scented wood and fragrant red brown flowers • Syn: ↑Carolina allspice, ↑strawberry shrub, ↑sweet shrub, ↑Calycanthus floridus • Hypernyms: ↑allspice 2. upright deciduous plant with… …
109thunder god vine — noun : a perennial Chinese vine (Tripterygium wilfordii) of the family Celastraceae introduced into the United States for its possible use as a source of an insecticide * * * Thunder God vine, a climbing perennial plant of the staff tree family,… …
110bit´ter|sweet´ness — bit|ter|sweet «BIHT uhr SWEET», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a climbing plant with purple, blue, or white flowers and small, poisonous, scarlet berries; woody nightshade. It belongs to the nightshade family. 2. a climbing shrub of North America with… …
