Search Result for "climbing_bittersweet":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

climbing bittersweet n 1: 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]