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waxwork, Celastrus scandens, false bittersweet, American bittersweet, staff vine, climbing bittersweet

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

Solanum dulcamara, poisonous nightshade, deadly nightshade, woody nightshade, bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade

n. poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America

bittersweet

adj. tinged with sadness; "a movie with a bittersweet ending"

semisweet

adj. having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness

blue, heavyhearted, heavy-hearted

adj. depressed

depressive, gloomy, depressing, unhappy, saddening

adj. causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news"

melancholy, melancholic

adj. characterized by or causing or expressing sadness; "growing more melancholy every hour"; "her melancholic smile"; "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"

pensive, wistful

adj. showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"

tragic

adj. very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction; "a tragic face"; "a tragic plight"; "a tragic accident"

tragicomic, tragicomical

adj. manifesting both tragic and comic aspects; "the tragicomic disparity...between's man's aspirations and his accomplishments"- B.R.Redman

yearning, wistful

adj. showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"

ambrosial, ambrosian, nectarous

adj. extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant; "a nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food"

bitter

adj. one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine

bitterish

adj. somewhat bitter

choice, dainty, tasty

adj. especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind"; "a tasty morsel"

delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy

adj. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

seasoned, flavored, flavoured

adj. aged or processed; "seasoned wood"

flavorful, flavourful, flavorous, flavourous, flavorsome, flavoursome, sapid, saporous

adj. full of flavor

rich, full-bodied

adj. marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee"

savory, savoury, piquant, spicy, zesty

adj. having an agreeably pungent taste

salt, salty

adj. one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water

smoky

adj. tasting of smoke; "smoky sausages"

sour

adj. one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons

sweet

adj. having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

winy

adj. having the taste of wine; "a rich winy taste"

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