honeysuckle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhʌnɪsʌk(ə)l/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhʌn.i.sʌk.əl/ (US)
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Etymology
From Middle English honysokel, honisokel, honysocle, hunisuccle, perhaps an alteration of Middle English honysoke, honysouke (“honeysuckle”) (whence honeysuck), from Old English huniġsūce, huniġsūge (“honeysuckle”); equivalent to honey + suck + -le, or honeysuck + -le.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet-smelling, bell-shaped flowers.
There was nothing of that luxuriance of blossom which had hitherto clothed the wood, for there were no hawthorns; but the bog-myrtle imparted its tender fragrance, and the caressing honeysuckle wound round many an ancient trunk, odours exhaling from every fairy-like tube—fit trumpets for the heralds of Titania.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 56:
- (broadly, countable, uncountable) Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet-smelling, bell-shaped flowers. ▸ A light yellow color inspired by the color of honeysuckle blossoms.
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(countable, uncountable) Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia.
Bothered by the conviction of making no impression on her, he pulled up at a strip of road shaded by tall spotted gums, blackbutt, and honeysuckle, and produced a packet of cigarettes. "About time for a smoke-O," he said, "Have a fag, Cora."
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 169:
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia. ▸ Banksia aquilonia (northern banksia).
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia. ▸ Banksia integrifolia (coast banksia).
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia. ▸ Banksia marginata (silver banksia).
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia. ▸ Banksia serrata (red honeysuckle).
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia. ▸ Lambertia multiflora (many-flowered honeysuckle).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| honeysuckles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
French honeysuckle · common honeysuckle · white honeysuckle · Cape honeysuckle · Hall's Japanese honeysuckle · goat-leaf honeysuckle · honeysuckle bush · honeysuckle heath · Japanese honeysuckle · golden-and-silver honeysuckle · coral honeysuckle · limber honeysuckle · Etruscan honeysuckle · Tartarian honeysuckle · hairy honeysuckle · green honeysuckle · New Zealand honeysuckle · native honeysuckle · Italian honeysuckle · many-flowered honeysuckle · gold-and-silver honeysuckle · scarlet honeysuckle · dwarf honeysuckle · fly honeysuckle · small honeysuckle · trumpet honeysuckle · Hall's honeysuckle · honeysuckle oak · red honeysuckle · Chinese honeysuckle · bush honeysuckle · Himalayan honeysuckle · kaffir honeysuckle · silvery honeysuckle · glaucous honeysuckle · honeysuckled
Relateds
Translations (81)
fa پلخوم (plant) · cs zimolez (plant) · de Heckenkirsche (plant) · hsb kozylist (plant) · la caprifolium (plant) · it caprifoglio (plant) · mi rewarewa (plant) · chr ᎬᎾᎩᏞᎨᎢ (plant) · fy papsûger (plant) · da gedeblad (plant) · nrf quièvrefeul (plant) · br gwezvoudenn (plant) · gl madreselva (plant) · cmn 忍冬 (plant) · br gwezvoud (plant) · ca lligabosc (plant) · nl kamperfoelie (plant) · ga féithleann (plant) · uz shilvi (plant) · az doqquzdon (plant) · sk zemolez (plant) · es madreselva (plant) · ca xuclamel (plant) · gl cadrifollo (plant) · grc κυκλάμινος ἑτέρα (plant) · oc caprifuèlh (plant) · mk анамска рака (plant) · fa شَن (plant) · chr ᏩᎴᎳ ᎤᏂᏥᎳᎩᏍᏗ (plant) · lt sausmedis (plant) · sv try (plant) · io kaprifolio (plant) · kw gwydhvosen (plant) · fa سفیدآل (plant) · pt madressilva (plant) · enm honysokel (plant) · fa شین (plant) · ro caprifoi (plant) · cy gwyddfid (plant) · no leddved (plant) · be бружмель (plant) · fr chèvrefeuille (plant) · fy kamperfoelje (plant) · el αγιόκλημα (plant) · hu mézbogyó (plant) · sh orlovi nokti (plant) · cmn 金銀花 /金银花 (plant) · fa سفیدال (plant) · enm honysoke (plant) · de Geißblatt (plant) · cy llaeth y gaseg (plant) · nrf brout-à-bique (plant) · tr hanımeli (plant) · kw gwydhvos (plant) · pl wiciokrzew (plant) · udm пунысутэр (plant) · nn vivendel (plant) · fa پیچ امین الدوله (plant) · tg мушол (plant) · da kaprifolie (plant) · gd iadh-shlat (plant) · pl suchodrzew (plant) · et kuslapuu (plant) · sv kaprifol (plant) · tt зелпе (plant) · uk жи́молость (plant) · bg орлови нокти (plant) · nb vivendel (plant) · eu atxapar (plant) · ru жи́молость (plant) · grc κλύμενον (plant) · fa شان (plant) · ky жилби (plant) · izh kuusan (plant) · fi kuusama (plant) · fa شونگ (plant) · hu lonc (plant) · id kamperfuli (plant) · ar صَرِيمَة الْجَدْي (plant) · gd deolag (plant) · gl chuchamel (plant)