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SHRUBBY BITTERSWEET

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Dictionary entry overview: What does shrubby bittersweet mean?

• SHRUBBY BITTERSWEET (noun)
The noun SHRUBBY BITTERSWEET has 1 sense:

1. twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

Familiarity information: SHRUBBY BITTERSWEET used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SHRUBBY BITTERSWEET (noun)

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Meaning:

Twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

American bittersweet; Celastrus scandens; climbing bittersweet; false bittersweet; shrubby bittersweet; staff vine; waxwork; bittersweet

Hypernyms ("shrubby bittersweet" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Holonyms ("shrubby bittersweet" is a member of...):

Celastrus; genus Celastrus (genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet)

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