Honeysuckle \Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS. hunis[=u]ge privet.
See Honey, and Suck.]
(Bot.)
One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for
their beauty, and some for their fragrance.
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Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus
Lonicera; as, Lonicera Caprifolium, and Lonicera
Japonica, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds;
Lonicera Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of
England; Lonicera grata, the American woodbine, and
Lonicera sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet
honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is Lonicera
Xylosteum; the American, Lonicera ciliata. The
American Pinxter flower (Azalea nudiflora) is often
called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name
Australian honeysuckle is applied to one or more
trees of the genus Banksia. See French honeysuckle,
under French.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Xylostein \Xy*los"te*in\, n. [Xylo- + Gr. 'oste`on bone.]
(Chem.)
A glucoside found in the poisonous berries of a species of
honeysuckle (Lonicera xylosteum), and extracted as a
bitter, white, crystalline substance.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Xylostein \Xy*los"te*in\, n. [Xylo- + Gr. ? bone.]
(Chem.)
A glucoside found in the poisonous berries of a species of
honeysuckle (Lonicera xylosteum), and extracted as a
bitter, white, crystalline substance.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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