'Lonicera Periclymenum' definitions:
Definition of 'Lonicera periclymenum'
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noun
European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow- white flowers [syn: woodbine, Lonicera periclymenum]
Definition of 'Lonicera Periclymenum'
From: GCIDE
- Honeysuckle \Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS. hunis[=u]ge privet. See Honey, and Suck.] (Bot.) One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for their beauty, and some for their fragrance. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus Lonicera; as, Lonicera Caprifolium, and {Lonicera Japonica}, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds; Lonicera Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of England; Lonicera grata, the American woodbine, and Lonicera sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is {Lonicera Xylosteum}; the American, Lonicera 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lonicera Periclymenum'
From: GCIDE
- Woodbine \Wood"bine`\, n. [AS. wudubind black ivy; -- so named as binding about trees. See Wood, and Bind, v. t.] (Bot.) (a) A climbing plant having flowers of great fragrance (Lonicera Periclymenum); the honeysuckle. (b) The Virginia creeper. See Virginia creeper, under Virginia. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster]
- Beatrice, who even now Is couched in the woodbine coverture. --Shak. [1913 Webster]