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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     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}.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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: {Australian 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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