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honeysuckle
[huhn-ee-suhk-uhl]
noun
any of numerous North American and Eurasian shrubs or twining vines of the honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae), many species of which are hardy climbers known for their highly fragrant tubular flowers, especially those of genus Lonicera.
honeysuckle
/ ˈʌɪˌʌə /
noun
any temperate caprifoliaceous shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera: cultivated for their fragrant white, yellow, or pink tubular flowers
any of several similar plants
any of various Australian trees or shrubs of the genus Banksia, having flowers in dense spikes: family Proteaceae
Other Word Forms
- honeysuckled adjective
- ˈDzԱˌܳ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of honeysuckle1
Word History and Origins
Origin of honeysuckle1
Example Sentences
The dispersed woodlands of western Illinois, where I now live, are filled with many of the plants you’d expect: oaks, bluebells and honeysuckle.
Orchard Hills’ zone is filled with prickly pear cacti, Japanese honeysuckle and Formosa firethorn.
You can taste the grassy honeysuckle and anise flavors of the sugar cane in the piloncillo because it’s made by hand without industrial processing, she said, adding that the chocolatería prefers it to regular sugar.
And nine years ago, volunteers cleared acres of nonnative, invasive Amur honeysuckle from Cincinnati park's Buttercup Valley Nature Preserve, creating fertile ground for another invasive species, Higan cherry, to take hold, he said.
Flora asks if Edward has noticed the honeysuckle.
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When To Use
Honeysuckle is a climbing or upright shrub with fragrant white, yellow, pink, or red tubular flowers.This flower can also be called a honeysuckle. They are known for having a sweet drop of nectar that you can get by pulling the stamen out of the base of the flower blossom. However, other parts of the plant can be toxic if ingested.There are many different species of honeysuckle, including Diervilla lonicera and Lonicera periclymenum. Any species in the genus Lornicera can be called honeysuckle.Names for some varieties of honeysuckle include woodbine and common honeysuckle.The honeysuckle is one of the June birth flowers (a flower that’s associated with a particular month in the same way as a birthstone).Example: The kids made a bouquet of wild honeysuckle flowers that they found in the woods.
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