honeysuckle

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a climbing or shrubby plant of the genus Lonicera, typically bearing fragrant tubular flowers rich in nectar

   Honeysuckle climbed over the fence and scented the garden at dusk.

2. 2
   noun

   any of several unrelated flowering plants with sweet nectar that are also called honeysuckle

   The Australian honeysuckle attracted birds with its yellow flower spikes.

From Middle English honysouke and Old English hunigsuce, literally 'honey-suck.' The name refers to the sweet nectar that can be sucked from the tubular flowers; the later form added the plant-name suffix -le.

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