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单词 honeysuckle
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Definition of honeysuckle in English:

honeysuckle

noun ˈhʌnɪsʌk(ə)lˈhəniˌsək(ə)l
  • A widely distributed climbing shrub with tubular flowers that are typically fragrant and of two colours or shades, opening in the evening for pollination by moths.

    Genus Lonicera, family Caprifoliaceae (the honeysuckle family): many species, including the Eurasian common honeysuckle (L. periclymenum) and many cultivars. The honeysuckle family also includes such berry-bearing shrubs as guelder rose, elder, and snowberry

    Example sentencesExamples
    • On walls, you should plant nectar-rich honeysuckle, wisteria and Ceanothus.
    • We chose 3 varieties of thyme to put in the edges of the raised bed and 3 climbing plants to fill the trellis by the gate - two ivies and a honeysuckle.
    • We walked down the path to the house, attracted by the fragrance of the honeysuckle with which it was covered.
    • For added interest, Brenda has some clematis, honeysuckle, winter-flowering jasmine and Russian vine as climbers.
    • We stayed away from pretty but non-native invasive plants like purple loosestrife and Japanese honeysuckle.
    • Japanese honeysuckle is widely recognized as a problematic invasive species throughout the region.
    • The evergreen ivy is a rippling carpet, the twining honeysuckle a living basketry texture.
    • At Embsay I found harebell, knapweed, honeysuckle, meadowsweet, bittersweet and of course lots of teasel.
    • The fresh smell of pine lingered with the perfume of wild honeysuckles.
    • The honeysuckle, with flowers of white or red, emits a wonderful fragrance and grows to about eight feet in two years.
    • The sweet scent of wild honeysuckle has long been associated with summer nights.
    • He said his favourite flower in the whole garden was the honeysuckle.
    • The air was fragrant with late-June flowers; honeysuckle and clematis grew wild along the path.
    • Visitors to the garden will notice juniper, ash, walnut, mountain ash and beech trees as well as jasmine, honeysuckle, lilac, lilies and tulips.
    • Grapevines and honeysuckle are the best vines to work with.
    • Up the bare trunks of trees were grown passion flowers, flaming nasturtiums, jasmine, and honeysuckles to finish the picturesque scene.
    • Formal beds, divided by paths, probably contained a mixture of fragrant herbs, flowers including honeysuckle and rose, and fruit trees such as mulberry and quince.
    • The woods were thick with new leaves and fragrant with honeysuckle and lilacs.
    • Old shrubs, such as spiraea, forsythia, lilac, and honeysuckle, often become overgrown and full of crowded stems and dead wood.
    • Depending on the season and sunlight, it could be honeysuckles, wisteria, roses, orchids, or buddleias.
    • Joyce advises on how to use everything from yew and ivy to honeysuckle to get the garden into shape.

Origin

Middle English honysoukil, extension of honysouke, from Old English hunigsūce (see honey, suck). It originally denoted tubular flowers, such as the red clover, which are sucked for their nectar.

 
 

Definition of honeysuckle in US English:

honeysuckle

nounˈhənēˌsək(ə)lˈhəniˌsək(ə)l
  • 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.

    Genera Lonicera and Diervilla, family Caprifoliaceae (the honeysuckle family): many species, including the common Japanese honeysuckle (L. japonica), the trumpet honeysuckle (L. sempervirens), and the northern bush honeysuckle (D. lonicera). The honeysuckle family also includes such berry-bearing shrubs as guelder rose, elder, and snowberry

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Depending on the season and sunlight, it could be honeysuckles, wisteria, roses, orchids, or buddleias.
    • Up the bare trunks of trees were grown passion flowers, flaming nasturtiums, jasmine, and honeysuckles to finish the picturesque scene.
    • At Embsay I found harebell, knapweed, honeysuckle, meadowsweet, bittersweet and of course lots of teasel.
    • Japanese honeysuckle is widely recognized as a problematic invasive species throughout the region.
    • The sweet scent of wild honeysuckle has long been associated with summer nights.
    • We stayed away from pretty but non-native invasive plants like purple loosestrife and Japanese honeysuckle.
    • Visitors to the garden will notice juniper, ash, walnut, mountain ash and beech trees as well as jasmine, honeysuckle, lilac, lilies and tulips.
    • Formal beds, divided by paths, probably contained a mixture of fragrant herbs, flowers including honeysuckle and rose, and fruit trees such as mulberry and quince.
    • Grapevines and honeysuckle are the best vines to work with.
    • For added interest, Brenda has some clematis, honeysuckle, winter-flowering jasmine and Russian vine as climbers.
    • The honeysuckle, with flowers of white or red, emits a wonderful fragrance and grows to about eight feet in two years.
    • The air was fragrant with late-June flowers; honeysuckle and clematis grew wild along the path.
    • The evergreen ivy is a rippling carpet, the twining honeysuckle a living basketry texture.
    • He said his favourite flower in the whole garden was the honeysuckle.
    • The woods were thick with new leaves and fragrant with honeysuckle and lilacs.
    • We chose 3 varieties of thyme to put in the edges of the raised bed and 3 climbing plants to fill the trellis by the gate - two ivies and a honeysuckle.
    • Old shrubs, such as spiraea, forsythia, lilac, and honeysuckle, often become overgrown and full of crowded stems and dead wood.
    • On walls, you should plant nectar-rich honeysuckle, wisteria and Ceanothus.
    • Joyce advises on how to use everything from yew and ivy to honeysuckle to get the garden into shape.
    • The fresh smell of pine lingered with the perfume of wild honeysuckles.
    • We walked down the path to the house, attracted by the fragrance of the honeysuckle with which it was covered.

Origin

Middle English honysoukil, extension of honysouke, from Old English hunigsūce (see honey, suck). It originally denoted tubular flowers, such as the red clover, which are sucked for their nectar.

 
 
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