celastrus : Idioms & Phrases
celastrus orbiculatus
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noun ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America
oriental bittersweet; Japan bittersweet; Japanese bittersweet; Celastric articulatus.
WordNet
celastrus scandens
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noun twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
bittersweet; climbing bittersweet; waxwork; shrubby bittersweet; false bittersweet; staff vine; American bittersweet.
WordNet
genus celastrus
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noun genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet
Celastrus.
