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bittersweet

  (bĭt'ər-swēt')

1. A woody vine of the genus Celastrus, especially the North American species C. scandens and the eastern Asian species C. orbiculata, having small, round, yellow-orange fruits that open at maturity to expose red seeds. Also called staff tree.
2. See bittersweet nightshade.
3. A dark to deep reddish orange.

1. Bitter and sweet at the same time: bittersweet chocolate.
2. Producing or expressing a mixture of pain and pleasure: a movie with a bittersweet ending.
3. Dark to deep reddish-orange.

[After its roots, which are said to taste bitter, then sweet when chewed.]

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solanum dulcamara. Called also woody nightshade.

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:

Plants

• A vine in the nightshade family, Solanum dulcamara
• Some species of vines in the genus Celastrus, including American bittersweet (C. scandens) and Oriental bittersweet (C. orbiculatus).

Music

• Bitter Sweet, an operetta by Noel Coward
• Bittersweet (band), A Brazilian punk rock band.
• Bitter:sweet, an electronic band.

A number of songs and albums:

• Bittersweet (Apocalyptica song), a song by the band Apocalyptica and various other artists
• Bittersweet (Fuel song), a song by the band Fuel
• Bittersweet (Big Head Todd song), a hit song by Big Head Todd & the Monsters
• Bittersweet Me, a song and single by the rock band R.E.M.
• Bitter Sweet Symphony, a song by The Verve
• Bittersweet (album), an album by Blu Cantrell
• Bittersweet (Kanye West song), a song by Kanye West

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Books

• Bittersweet by Danielle Steel

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bittersødme
adj. - bittersød

Nederlands (Dutch)
bitterzoet

Français (French)
n. - (Bot) douce-amère, (fig) amère douceur
adj. - aigre-doux

Deutsch (German)
n. - bittere Süße, schmerzliches Vergnügen, (bot.) Bittersüßer Nachtschatten
adj. - bittersüß

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γλυκόπικρη γεύση, (φυτολ.) σολανό το γλυκύπικρο, κοκορέλι
adj. - γλυκόπικρος

Italiano (Italian)
agrodolce

Português (Portuguese)
n. - doce-amarga (f) (Bot.)
adj. - agridoce, agradável mas triste

Русский (Russian)
горьковато-сладкий

Español (Spanish)
n. - dulcamara
adj. - agridulce

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - besksöta
adj. - bitterljuv, bittersöt, mörk (choklad)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
又苦又甜的东西, 白英, 又苦又甜的, 苦乐参半的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 又苦又甜的東西, 白英
adj. - 又苦又甜的, 苦樂參半的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 달콤 씁쓸한 것, 괴로움이 따르는 즐거움
adj. - 쓰고도 단, 즐겁고도 괴로운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 苦くて甘い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نوع نبات (صفه) مز, مزيج من السعادة و الألم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מתיקות עם מרירות בסופה‬
adj. - ‮מתוק שסופו מריר‬

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