HONEYSUCKLE

Honeysuckle

Honeysuckles are arching shrubs or twining vines in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to the Northern Hemisphere. There are about 180 species of honeysuckle, 100 of which occur in China while about 20 native species occur in Europe, India and, North America each. Widely known species include Lonicera periclymenum, Lonicera japonica and Lonicera sempervirens . Hummingbirds are attracted to the flowers on some of these plants, especially L. sempervirens and L. ciliosa . The name Lonicera stems from Adam Lonicer, a Renaissance botanist.

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honeysuckle

Noun

  1. 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.


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