Biology
- A vine in the nightshade family, Solanum dulcamara
- Some species of vines in the genus Celastrus, including American bittersweet (C. scandens) and Oriental bittersweet (C. orbiculatus)
- The Glycymerididae family of shellfish, known as bittersweets or Dog cockles
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