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American bittersweet (once / 5909656 pages) n WORD FAMILYAmerican bittersweet USAGE EXAMPLESIn the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, for instance, American bittersweet vines are dwindling away, outcompeted by Oriental bittersweet. New York Times(Jul 25, 2011) n twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seedsSyn|Hyper Celastrus scandens, bittersweet, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, shrubby bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork vine a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |