English-Thai Dictionary
honeysuckle
N พืช ไม้พุ่ม Lonicera
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HONEYSUCKLE
Hon "ey *suc `kle, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. hunis privet. See Honey, and Suck. ](Bot. )
Defn: One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for their beauty, and some for their fragrance.
Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus Lonicera; as, L. Caprifolium, and L. Japonica, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds; L. Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of England; L. grata, the American woodbine, and L. sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is L. Xylosteum; the American, L. ciliata. The American Pinxter flower (Azalea nudiflora ) is often called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name Australian honeysuckle is applied to one or more trees of the genus Banksia. See French honeysuckle, under French.
HONEYSUCKLED
HONEYSUCKLED Hon "ey *suc `kled, a.
Defn: Covered with honeysuckles.
New American Oxford Dictionary
honeysuckle
hon ey suck le |ˈhənēˌsəkəl ˈhəniˌsəkəl | ▶noun 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. ] 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.
Oxford Dictionary
honeysuckle
honey |suckle |ˈhʌnɪsʌk (ə )l | ▶noun 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. 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.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
honeysuckle
hon ey suck le /hʌ́nisʌ̀k (ə )l /名詞 U C 〘植 〙ニオイエンドウ 〘スイカズラ科 〙.
The Wordsmith Dictionary