HyperDic: japanese_bittersweet

English > 1 sense of the expression Japanese bittersweet:
NOUNplantJapanese bittersweet, Japan bittersweet, oriental bittersweet, Celastrus orbiculatus, Celastric articulatusornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril
English > Japanese bittersweet: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningOrnamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America.
SynonymsJapan bittersweet, oriental bittersweet, Celastrus orbiculatus, Celastric articulatus
Member ofCelastrus, genus CelastrusGenus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

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