privet honeysuckle

privet honeysuckle
noun
: a low Chinese evergreen shrub (Lonicera pileata) having foliage resembling that of a privet and violet-purple fruit

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  • honeysuckle — honeysuckled, adj. /hun ee suk euhl/, n. any upright or climbing shrub of the genus Diervilla, esp. D. lonicera, cultivated for its fragrant white, yellow, or red tubular flowers. [1225 75; ME honiesoukel, equiv. to honisouke (OE hunigsuce; see… …   Universalium

  • 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. [1913 Webster] Note: The honeysuckles are properly species… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • honeysuckle — (n.) mid 13c., from O.E. hunigsuge, meaning perhaps honeysuckle, clover, or privet, lit. honey suck, + dim. suffix le. So called because honey can be sucked from it. In Middle English sometimes a confused rendering of L. locusta, taken as the… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Australian honeysuckle — 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. [1913 Webster] Note: The honeysuckles are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lonicera pileata — Taxobox name = Lonicera pileata image width = 240px image caption = Lonicera pileata regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Dipsacales familia = Caprifoliaceae genus = Lonicera species = L. pileata binomial =… …   Wikipedia

  • Central U.S. hardwood forests — The Central U.S. hardwood forests comprise an ecoregion in eastern North America. It has one of the most diverse herbaceous plant floras of ecoregions in North America. The region which was designated by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is a… …   Wikipedia

  • Lonicera pileata — chèvrefeuille cupule …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Lonicera pileata Oliv. — Symbol LOPI4 Common Name privet honeysuckle Botanical Family Caprifoliaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Lonicera pileata — ID 48894 Symbol Key LOPI4 Common Name privet honeysuckle Family Caprifoliaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution WA Growth Habit Shrub Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Azalea nudiflora — 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. [1913 Webster] Note: The honeysuckles are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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