honeysuckle
noun/ˈhʌnisʌkl/
/ˈhʌnisʌkl/
[uncountable, countable]- a climbing plant with white, yellow or pink flowers with a sweet smellTopics Plants and treesc2Word OriginMiddle 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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