bittersweet vs red-yellow

bittersweet

adj
  • Both bitter and sweet. 

  • Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure. 

  • Of bittersweet color. 

noun
  • A pinkish-orange color. Any color in between scarlet and orange. 

  • Bittersweetness. 

  • A vine, of the genus Celastrus, having small orange fruit that open to reveal red seeds. 

  • Bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara. 

  • Any variety of clam in the family Glycymerididae 

  • A variety of apple with a bittersweet taste. 

red-yellow

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