Honeysuckle
['hʌnɪsʌk(ə)l] or ['hʌnɪsʌkl]
Definition
(noun.) shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers.
(noun.) shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera.
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Definition
(n.) One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for their beauty, and some for their fragrance.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Woodbine.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To see or gather, honeysuckles, denotes that you will be contentedly prosperous and your marriage will be a singularly happy one.
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Examples
- Seating herself on the upper step of the terrace, Lily leaned her head against the honeysuckles wreathing the balustrade. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I smelt the honeysuckles in the glen this summer morning, she said, as I stood at the counting-house window. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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