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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Honeysuckle \Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS hunis?ge privet. See {Honey}, and {Suck}.] (Bot.) One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for their beauty, and some for their fragrance. Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus {Lonicera}; as {L. Caprifolium}, and {L. Japonica}, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds; {L. Periclymenum}, the fragrant woodbine of England; {L. grata}, the American woodbine, and {L. sempervirens}, the red-flowered trumpet honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is {L. Xylosteum}; the American, {L. 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [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: {Ausralian honeysuckle}, {coast banksia}, {Banksia integrifolia}] 3: columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers [syn: {meeting house}, {Aquilegia canadensis}]
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