HONEYSUCKLE


Meaning of HONEYSUCKLE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' h ə -n ē - ˌ s ə -k ə l

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English honysoukel clover, alteration of honysouke, from Old English hunis ū ce, from hunig honey + s ū can 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

honeysuckle

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