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HONEYSUCKLES
Noun
honeysuckles
plural of honeysuckle
Source: Wiktionary
HONEYSUCKLE
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
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