bittersweet vs yellow-red

bittersweet

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. 

adj
  • Both bitter and sweet. 

  • Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure. 

  • Of bittersweet color. 

yellow-red

noun
  • The colour orange. 

adj
  • Consisting of yellow and red colours individually. 

  • yellow-red 

  • Of a colour between yellow and red; orange. 

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