Definition of Japanese bittersweet
: an ornamental Asiatic woody vine (Celastrus articulata) that has showy orange-yellow fruit with a persistent scarlet aril
— called also Japan bittersweet
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“Japanese bittersweet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Japanese%20bittersweet. Accessed 26 Feb. 2021.
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