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honeysuckle

Pronunciation: /ˈhʌnɪsʌk(ə)l/

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Definition of honeysuckle

noun

  • a widely distributed climbing shrub with tubular flowers that are typically fragrant and of two colours or shades, opening in the evening for pollination by moths.
    • Genus Lonicera, family Caprifoliaceae (the honeysuckle family): many species, including the Eurasian common honeysuckle (L. periclymenum) and many cultivars. The honeysuckle family also includes such berry-bearing shrubs as guelder rose, elder, and snowberry

Origin:

Middle English honysoukil, extension of honysouke, from Old English hunigsūce (see honey, suck). It originally denoted tubular flowers, such as the red clover, which are sucked for their nectar

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