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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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