Thesaurus: honeysuckle

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1. n. One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for their beauty, and some for their fragrance.
2. n. shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera
3. n. shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers
4. n. columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers
5. 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.
6. One of several species of flowering plants, much admired fortheir beauty, and some for their fragrance.
7. n:100 n. shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera n. shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers