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honeysuckle

hon·ey·suck·le
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [huhn-ee-suhk-uh l]
    • /ˈhʌn iˌsʌk əl/
    • /ˈhʌn.iˌsʌk.l̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [huhn-ee-suhk-uh l]
    • /ˈhʌn iˌsʌk əl/

Definitions of honeysuckle word

  • noun honeysuckle any upright or climbing shrub of the genus Diervilla, especially D. lonicera, cultivated for its fragrant white, yellow, or red tubular flowers. 1
  • noun honeysuckle A widely distributed climbing shrub with tubular flowers that are typically fragrant and of two colors or shades, opening in the evening for pollination by moths. 1
  • noun honeysuckle fragrant climbing plant 1
  • variable noun honeysuckle Honeysuckle is a climbing plant with sweet-smelling yellow, pink, or white flowers. 0
  • noun honeysuckle any temperate caprifoliaceous shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera: cultivated for their fragrant white, yellow, or pink tubular flowers 0
  • noun honeysuckle any of several similar plants 0

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Origin of honeysuckle

First appearance:

before 1225
One of the 9% oldest English words
1225-75; Middle English honiesoukel, equivalent to honisouke (Old English hunigsūce; see honey, suck) + -el -le

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Parts of speech for Honeysuckle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

honeysuckle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

honeysuckle usage trend in Literature

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