Hypertext Webster Gateway: "honeysuckle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Honeysuckle \Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS. hunis?ge privet. See
{Honey}, and {Suck}.] (Bot.)
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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: {Ausralian 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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