From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Honeysuckle \Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS. hunis[=u]ge privet.
See {Honey}, and {Suck}.] (Bot.)
One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for
their beauty, and some for their fragrance.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus
{Lonicera}; as, {Lonicera Caprifolium}, and {Lonicera
Japonica}, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds;
{Lonicera Periclymenum}, the fragrant woodbine of
England; {Lonicera grata}, the American woodbine, and
{Lonicera sempervirens}, the red-flowered trumpet
honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is {Lonicera
Xylosteum}; the American, {Lonicera ciliata}. The
American Pinxter flower ({Azalea nudiflora}) is often
called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name
{Australian honeysuckle} is applied to one or more
trees of the genus {Banksia}. See {French honeysuckle},
under {French}.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
honeysuckle
n 1: shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera
2: shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical
yellow nectarous flowers [syn: {honeysuckle}, {Australian
honeysuckle}, {coast banksia}, {Banksia integrifolia}]
3: columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red
flowers [syn: {meeting house}, {honeysuckle}, {Aquilegia
canadensis}]
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