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Honeysuckle
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- 1 A female given name.
- 2 A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
- 1 Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell-shaped flowers. countable, uncountable
"There was nothing of that luxuriance of blossom which had hitherto clothed the wood, for there were no hawthorns; but the bog-myrtle imparted its tender fragrance, and the caressing honeysuckle wound round many an ancient trunk, odours exhaling from every fairy-like tube—fit trumpets for the heralds of Titania."
- 2 columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers wordnet
- 3 Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia countable, uncountable
"Bothered by the conviction of making no impression on her, he pulled up at a strip of road shaded by tall spotted gums, blackbutt, and honeysuckle, and produced a packet of cigarettes. "About time for a smoke-O," he said, "Have a fag, Cora.""
- 4 shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers wordnet
- 5 Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia; Banksia aquilonia (northern banksia) countable, uncountable
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- 6 shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera wordnet
- 7 Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia; Banksia integrifolia (coast banksia) countable, uncountable
- 8 Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia; Banksia marginata (silver banksia) countable, uncountable
- 9 Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia; Banksia serrata (red honeysuckle) countable, uncountable
- 10 Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia; Lambertia multiflora (many-flowered honeysuckle) countable, uncountable
Etymology
From Middle English honysokel, honisokel, honysocle, hunisuccle, perhaps an alteration of Middle English honysoke, honysouke (“honeysuckle”) (whence honeysuck), from Old English huniġsūce, huniġsūge (“honeysuckle”); equivalent to honey + suck + -le, or honeysuck + -le.
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