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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
honeysuckle \hon"eysuc`kle\, n. cf. as. hunis=uge privet.
   see honey, and suck. bot.
   one of several species of flowering plants, much admired for
   their beauty, and some for their fragrance.
   1913 webster

   note: the honeysuckles are properly species of the genus
         lonicera; as, lonicera caprifolium, and lonicera
         japonica, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds;
         lonicera periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of
         england; lonicera grata, the american woodbine, and
         lonicera sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet
         honeysuckle. the european fly honeysuckle is lonicera
         xylosteum; the american, lonicera ciliata. the
         american pinxter flower azalea nudiflora is often
         called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. the name
         australian honeysuckle is applied to one or more
         trees of the genus banksia. see french honeysuckle,
         under french.
         1913 webster
see also:
honey suck lonicera lonicera caprifolium lonicera japonica lonicera periclymenum 
lonicera grata lonicera sempervirens lonicera xylosteum lonicera ciliata azalea nudiflora 
australian honeysuckle banksia french honeysuckle french 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
honeysuckle
     n 1: shrub or vine of the genus lonicera
     2: shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical
        yellow nectarous flowers syn: australian honeysuckle, coast
        banksia, banksia integrifolia
     3: columbine of eastern north america having long-spurred red
        flowers syn: meeting house, aquilegia canadensis
see also:
australian honeysuckle coast banksia banksia integrifolia meeting house aquilegia canadensis 

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