Honeysuckle definition
Any of various similar or related plants.
noun
Any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lonicera, having opposite leaves, fragrant, usually paired tubular flowers, and small berries.
noun
Any of a genus (Lonicera) of plants of the honeysuckle family, with small, fragrant flowers of red, yellow, or white.
noun
Any of several similar plants with fragrant flowers, esp. columbine.
noun
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Designating a family (Caprifoliaceae, order Dipsacales) of dicotyledonous, mostly woody plants, including the coralberry and elder.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
honeysuckle
Plural:
honeysucklesOrigin of honeysuckle
- Middle English honysoukel alteration of honisouke from Old English hunīsūce hunig honey sūcan to suck suck
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition