Definition of honeysuckle Honeysuckle

/hʌˈnisʌˌkʌl/ - [huneesukul] - hon•ey•suck•le

We found 8 definitions of honeysuckle from 6 different sources.

What does honeysuckle mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: honeysuckles
honeysuckle - shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera
		shrub, bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
		genus lonicera, lonicera woodbine
		lonicera albiflora, white honeysuckle bushy honeysuckle with twining branches and white or yellow-white flowers; southern United States
		american fly honeysuckle, fly honeysuckle, lonicera canadensis erect deciduous North American shrub with yellow-white flowers
		italian honeysuckle, italian woodbine, lonicera caprifolium deciduous climbing shrub with fragrant yellow-white flowers in axillary whorls
		lonicera dioica, yellow honeysuckle twining deciduous shrub with clusters of purple-tinged yellow-green flowers; northeastern America
		lonicera flava, yellow honeysuckle twining deciduous shrub with clusters of purple-tinged yellow-green flowers; northeastern America
		hairy honeysuckle, lonicera hirsuta twining deciduous shrub with hairy leaves and spikes of yellow-orange flowers; northeastern America
		lonicera involucrata, twinberry shrubby honeysuckle with purple flowers; western North America
		japanese honeysuckle, lonicera japonica an Asiatic trailing evergreen honeysuckle with half-evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers turning yellow with age; has become a weed in some areas
		hall's honeysuckle, lonicera japonica halliana a variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine; established as an aggressive escape in southeastern United States
		lonicera morrowii, morrow's honeysuckle a grey deciduous honeysuckle shrub paired white flowers turning yellow; Japan
		lonicera periclymenum, woodbine European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow-white flowers
		coral honeysuckle, lonicera sempervirens, trumpet honeysuckle, trumpet vine, trumpet flower evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red or orange flowers
		lonicera tatarica, tartarian honeysuckle, bush honeysuckle spreading bush of northeastern United States having small clusters of fragrant green and yellow flowers
honeysuckle - shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers
		Australian honeysuckle, coast banksia, Banksia integrifolia
honeysuckle - columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers
		meeting house, Aquilegia canadensis
		aquilege, aquilegia, columbine a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains

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Wiktionary

honeysuckle (Noun)
Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell shaped flowers.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

honeysuckle (n.)
One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for their beauty, and some for their fragrance.

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honeysuckle
A genus of climbing plants and shrubs, which occurs in Europe, China, Northeast of Asia and the United States.

Wikipedia

Honeysuckles are types of shrubs or vines in the family Caprifoliaceae. They are found in North America, Asia and Europe. There are about 180 different types of honeysuckle. Over 100 types of honeysuckle are found in China. Europe and North America have only about 20 types each.

Many types of honeysuckles have bell-shaped flowers. These flowers make a sweet nectar that can be eaten. The fruit is a red, blue or black berry that has several seeds. The berries of most honeysuckles are mildly poisonous, but a few have berries that are good to eat.