Bĭt'ter-sweet, n.
n. [bitter and sweet.] (Bot.) A species of Solanum (S. dulcamara), a slender, climbing plant, whose root, when chewed, produces first a bitter, then a sweet taste. S. F. Baird.
n. [bitter and sweet.] (Bot.) A species of Solanum (S. dulcamara), a slender, climbing plant, whose root, when chewed, produces first a bitter, then a sweet taste. S. F. Baird.