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Webster 1913 Edition
Honeysuckle
Hon′ey-sucˊkle
,Noun.
(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)
- 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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