celastrus

1. Genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet (synset 112768721)
   is a type of: dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
   member holonym:

   • staff tree - any small tree or twining shrub of the genus Celastrus
   • american bittersweet, bittersweet, celastrus scandens, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, shrubby bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork - twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
   • celastric articulatus, celastrus orbiculatus, japan bittersweet, japanese bittersweet, oriental bittersweet - ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America
   belongs to: celastraceae, family celastraceae, spindle-tree family, staff-tree family - trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits
   same as: genus celastrus

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