| NOUN | plant | Celastrus orbiculatus, Japanese bittersweet, Japan bittersweet, oriental bittersweet, Celastric articulatus | ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril |
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| Meaning | Ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America. | |
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| Synonyms | Japanese bittersweet, Japan bittersweet, oriental bittersweet, Celastric articulatus | |
| 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 |
| Broader | vine | A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
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