HONEYSUCKLE


Meaning of HONEYSUCKLE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English honysoukel, alteration of honysouke

1. obsolete : clover or its flowers

2.

a. : a plant of the genus Lonicera — see woodbine 1

b. : a shrub or tree of the genus Banksia (especially B. intergrifolia ) — see australian honeysuckle

3. : any of several other plants with tubular flowers abounding in honey: as

a. : bush honeysuckle

b. : columbine

c. : honeyflower

d. : pinxter flower

e. : swamp azalea

4. : rewa-rewa

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