caprifoiln.
/ˌkaprɪfɔɪl/ 1. Old name for the Honeysuckle or Woodbine.
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honeysuckOE
goat leafa1275
woodbinea1300
honeysucklea1400
suckle-bloom14..
bindc1440
goat's leaf1526
caprifoil1578
suckling1653
trumpet honeysuckle1731
white honeysuckle1731
dwarf honeysuckle1812
suckle1816
twinflower1836
fly-honeysuckle1861
linnaea1862
lonicera1863
swamp honeysuckle1958
1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. li. 391 Called..in Englishe Hony~suckle, or Woodbine, and of some Caprifoyle.
1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. vi. sig. Hh6v Eglantine, and Caprifole emong.
1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 744 Called..in English..Honisuckle, and Caprifoly.
1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Caprifoile.
2. English name for plants of the family Caprifoliaceæ, including the honeysuckle.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Caprifoliaceae family or plant > [noun]
caprifoil1849
1849 C. A. Johns Forest Trees Great Brit. II. 440 Caprifoils, Caprifoliaceæ.
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