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Webster 1913 Edition


Honeysuckle

Hon′ey-sucˊkle

,
Noun.
[Cf. AS.
hunisūge
privet. See
Honey
, and
Suck
.]
(Bot.)
One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for their beauty, and some for their fragrance.
☞ 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
.

Definition 2024


honeysuckle

honeysuckle

English

Noun

honeysuckle (plural honeysuckles)

  1. Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell shaped flowers.

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