'climbing bittersweet' definitions:
Definition of 'climbing bittersweet'
(from WordNet)
noun
Twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: bittersweet, American bittersweet, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork, shrubby bittersweet, Celastrus scandens]
Definition of 'climbing bittersweet'
From: GCIDE
- Celastrus \Celastrus\ n. the type genus of the Celastraceae, comprising the plants called climbing bittersweet; bittersweet and shrubby bittersweet; they are woody vines and shrubs native chiefly to Asia and Australia, bearing yellow to orange capsules which open to expose red-coated seeds. See also bittersweet[3b].
- Syn: genus Celastrus. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]