honeysuckle

noun
/ˈhʌnɪsʌk(ə)l/UK/ˈhʌniːsʌkəl/US

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.

  1. derived from huniġsūce
  2. derived from honysoke
  3. inherited from honysokel

Definitions

  1. Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the…

    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.

  2. Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia

  3. A female given name.

  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

    2. The ship of characters Kim and Basil from the video game Omori.

The neighborhood

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