nightshade vs bittersweet

bittersweet vs nightshade

nightshade and bittersweet both are nouns.

nightshade is not an adjective while bittersweet is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nightshade	Yes	No	No	No
bittersweet	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, bittersweet is a hyponym of nightshade; that is, bittersweet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nightshade:

nightshade: any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit
bittersweet: poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America

Other hyponyms of nightshade include kangaroo apple, poroporo, Solanum aviculare, ball nettle, ball nightshade, bull nettle, horse nettle, Solanum carolinense, bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, deadly nightshade, poisonous nightshade, Solanum dulcamara, woody nightshade, prairie berry, purple nightshade, silver-leaved nettle, silver-leaved nightshade, silverleaf nightshade, Solanum elaeagnifolium, trompillo, white horse nettle, African holly, Solanum giganteum, black nightshade, common nightshade, poison-berry, poisonberry, Solanum nigrum, Jerusalem cherry, Madeira winter cherry, Solanum pseudocapsicum, winter cherry, buffalo bur, Solanum rostratum.

nightshade (noun)	bittersweet (noun)
any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit	twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
	poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America

nightshade (adjective)	bittersweet (adjective)
	tinged with sadness
	having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness

Difference between nightshade and bittersweet

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