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[syn: woodbine, Lonicera periclymenum]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lonicera \Lonicera\ n.
A genus of vines including the woodbine, Lonicera
periclymenum.
Syn: genus Lonicera.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Woodbine \Wood"bine`\, n. [AS. wudubind black ivy; -- so named
as binding about trees. See Wood, and Bind, v. t.] (Bot.)
(a) A climbing plant having flowers of great fragrance
(Lonicera Periclymenum); the honeysuckle.
(b) The Virginia creeper. See Virginia creeper, under
Virginia. [Local, U. S.]
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Beatrice, who even now
Is couched in the woodbine coverture. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Lonicera periclymenum
n 1: European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow-
white flowers [syn: woodbine, Lonicera periclymenum]