- honeysuckle family
- hon′eysuckle fam`ilyn.pln a plant family, Caprifoliaceae, of shrubs and woody vines having opposite leaves and clusters of tubular flowers with flaring tops
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honeysuckle family
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honeysuckle family — noun shrubs and small trees and woody vines • Syn: ↑Caprifoliaceae, ↑family Caprifoliaceae • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Rubiales, ↑order Rubiales … Useful english dictionary
honeysuckle family — the plant family Caprifoliaceae, typified by shrubs and woody vines having opposite leaves, clusters of usually flaring, narrow, tubular flowers, and various types of fruit, and including the elder, honeysuckle, snowberry, twinflower, and… … Universalium
honeysuckle — [hun′ē suk΄əl] n. [ME honisocle, dim. (see LE) < OE hunigsuce (Brit dial. honeysuck) < hunig, HONEY + sucan, to SUCK] 1. any of a genus (Lonicera) of plants of the honeysuckle family, with small, fragrant flowers of red, yellow, or white 2 … English World dictionary
honeysuckle — noun Etymology: Middle English honysoukel clover, alteration of honysouke, from Old English hunisūce, from hunig honey + sūcan to suck Date: 1548 any of a genus (Lonicera of the family Caprifoliaceae, the honeysuckle family) of shrubs with… … New Collegiate Dictionary
family — /fam euh lee, fam lee/, n., pl. families, adj. n. 1. parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not. 2. the children of one person or one couple collectively: We want a large family. 3. the spouse and children … Universalium
family Caprifoliaceae — noun shrubs and small trees and woody vines • Syn: ↑Caprifoliaceae, ↑honeysuckle family • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Rubiales, ↑order Rubiales … Useful english dictionary
Honeysuckle Inn & Conference Center - Branson (Branson) — Honeysuckle Inn & Conference Center Branson country: United States, city: Branson (Branson) Honeysuckle Inn & Conference Center Branson Honeysuckle Inn and Conference Center Branson is conveniently located on Shepherd of the Hills Expressway… … International hotels
Honeysuckle (disambiguation) — Honeysuckles are vines in the family Caprifoliaceae.Honeysuckle can also refer to:*Rewarewa, the New Zealand honeysuckle tree * Banksia integrifolia , the Australian honeysuckle tree * Chevrefoil , a Breton lai by Marie de France, called… … Wikipedia
Honeysuckle — Taxobox name = Honeysuckle image width = 240px image caption = Lonicera ciliosa regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Dipsacales familia = Caprifoliaceae genus = Lonicera genus authority = L. subdivision ranks =… … Wikipedia
honeysuckle — honeysuckled, adj. /hun ee suk euhl/, n. any upright or climbing shrub of the genus Diervilla, esp. D. lonicera, cultivated for its fragrant white, yellow, or red tubular flowers. [1225 75; ME honiesoukel, equiv. to honisouke (OE hunigsuce; see… … Universalium
