honeysuckle, Australian honeysuckle, coast banksia, Banksia integrifolia
(noun) shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers
honeysuckle
(noun) shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera
Source: WordNet® 3.1
honeysuckle (countable and uncountable, 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.
Any of several species of similar plants from Australia
Banksia aquilonia (northern banksia)
Banksia integrifolia (coast banksia)
Banksia marginata (silver banksia)
Banksia serrata (red honeysuckle)
Lambertia multiflora (many-flowered honeysuckle)
Source: Wiktionary
Hon"ey*suc`kle, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. hunis privet. See Honey, and Suck.] (Bot.)
Definition: One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for their beauty, and some for their fragrance.
Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus Lonicera; as, L. Caprifolium, and L. Japonica, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds; L. Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of England; L. grata, the American woodbine, and L. sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is L. Xylosteum; the American, L. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
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