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Definition of honeysuckle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

honeysuckle

noun
 
/ˈhʌnisʌkl/
 
/ˈhʌnisʌkl/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. a climbing plant with white, yellow or pink flowers with a sweet smellTopics Plants and treesc2
    Word OriginMiddle English honysoukil, extension of honysouke, from Old English hunigsūce (see honey, suck). It originally denoted tubular flowers, such as the red clover, which are sucked for their nectar.
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