HONEYSUCKLE


Meaning of HONEYSUCKLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhə-nē-ˌsə-kəl ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English honysoukel clover, alteration of honysouke, from Old English hunisūce, from hunig honey + sūcan to suck

Date: 1548

: any of a genus ( Lonicera of the family Caprifoliaceae, the honeysuckle family) of shrubs with opposite leaves and fragrant tubular flowers rich in nectar ; broadly : any of various plants (as a columbine or azalea) with tubular flowers rich in nectar

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