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honeysuckle
[ huhn-ee-suhk-uhl ]
noun
- any of numerous North American and Eurasian shrubs or twining vines of the honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae), many species of which are hardy climbers known for their highly fragrant tubular flowers, especially those of genus Lonicera.
honeysuckle
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noun
- any temperate caprifoliaceous shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera: cultivated for their fragrant white, yellow, or pink tubular flowers
- any of several similar plants
- any of various Australian trees or shrubs of the genus Banksia, having flowers in dense spikes: family Proteaceae
Derived Forms
- ˈ³ó´Ç²Ô±ğ²âËŒ²õ³Ü³¦°ì±ô±ğ»å, adjective
Other ˜yĞÄvlogs From
- ³ó´Ç²Ô·±ğ²â·²õ³Ü³¦°ì·±ô±ğ»å adjective
˜yĞÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of honeysuckle1
˜yĞÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of honeysuckle1
Example Sentences
Orchard Hills’ zone is filled with prickly pear cacti, Japanese honeysuckle and Formosa firethorn.
You can taste the grassy honeysuckle and anise flavors of the sugar cane in the piloncillo because it’s made by hand without industrial processing, she said, adding that the chocolaterÃa prefers it to regular sugar.
And nine years ago, volunteers cleared acres of nonnative, invasive Amur honeysuckle from Cincinnati park's Buttercup Valley Nature Preserve, creating fertile ground for another invasive species, Higan cherry, to take hold, he said.
Flora asks if Edward has noticed the honeysuckle.
And in the past half-hour, she suggested that we team up with Root Beer to invent a better herbal cigarette because “those honeysuckle things are just the worst.â€
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More About Honeysuckle
What is honeysuckle?
Honeysuckle is a climbing or upright shrub with fragrant white, yellow, pink, or red tubular flowers.
This flower can also be called a honeysuckle. They are known for having a sweet drop of nectar that you can get by pulling the stamen out of the base of the flower blossom. However, other parts of the plant can be toxic if ingested.
There are many different species of honeysuckle, including Diervilla lonicera and Lonicera periclymenum. Any species in the genus Lornicera can be called honeysuckle.
Names for some varieties of honeysuckle include woodbine and common honeysuckle.
The honeysuckle is one of the June birth flowers (a flower that’s associated with a particular month in the same way as a birthstone).
Example: The kids made a bouquet of wild honeysuckle flowers that they found in the woods.
Where does honeysuckle come from?
The first records of the word honeysuckle come from the 1200s. It comes from the Middle English honiesoukel, equivalent to the Old English ³ó³Ü²Ô¾±²µ²õÅ«³¦±ğ, both of which are a combination of words meaning “honey†and “suck†or “suckle.†The name is a reference to the practice of sucking the flowers’ honeylike nectar.
Honeysuckles are native to temperate zones and can be evergreen or deciduous, meaning that some species retain their leaves during seasonal transitions while others shed them. They are known for attracting pollinator species, including hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies.
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How is honeysuckle used in real life?
Honeysuckles are known for their fragrant blossoms and the sweet nectar that can be sucked from them.
Saw some young kids eating the nectar from honeysuckle flowers today. Glad that practice is still alive…I did it as a kid myself long ago.
— Scott N. (@Sealgmg2)
I just finished picking a bouquet of honeysuckle and lilac, beating my weeds into submission, and trimming roses. Now it's raining. Eeeeeep.
— ruth raymond (@ruthlesscrab)
The other Birth Flower is , which is a strong symbol for the everlasting bonds of love.
Honeysuckle flowers are magnets for hummingbirds! There are shrub forms of honeysuckle, which make great hedges, and there are vining forms such as the trumpet honeysuckle.— 🌸 Sophie 🌼 (@lacsd)
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True or False?
There are many different species of honeysuckle.
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