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honeysuckle
honeysuckle definition
honey·suckle (hun′ē suk′əl)
noun
- any of a genus (Lonicera) of plants of the honeysuckle family, with small, fragrant flowers of red, yellow, or white
- any of several similar plants with fragrant flowers, esp. columbine
Etymology: ME honisocle, dim. (see -le) < OE hunigsuce (Brit dial. honeysuck) < hunig, honey + sucan, to suck
adjective
designating a family (Caprifoliaceae, order Dipsacales) of dicotyledonous, mostly woody plants, including the coralberry and elder
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