'Lonicera Xylosteum' definitions:
Definition of 'Lonicera xylosteum'
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noun
Cultivated Eurasian shrub with twin yellowish-white flowers and scarlet fruit [syn: European fly honeysuckle, European honeysuckle, Lonicera xylosteum]
Definition of 'Lonicera Xylosteum'
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 xylosteum'
From: GCIDE
- Xylostein \Xy*los"te*in\, n. [Xylo- + Gr. 'oste`on bone.] (Chem.) A glucoside found in the poisonous berries of a species of honeysuckle (Lonicera xylosteum), and extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance. [1913 Webster]