/kap'reuh foh'lee ay"sheuhs/ , adj.
belonging to the Caprifoliaceae, the honeysuckle family of plants. Cf. honeysuckle family .
[ 1850-55; Caprifoliace ( ae ) honeysuckle family ( Caprifoli ( um ) genus of honeysuckle (ML, equiv. to L capri- CAPRI- + folium leaf) + NL -aceae -ACEAE) + -OUS ]