Meaning & use
Honeysuckle
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A climbing or shrubby plant with fragrant, tubular flowers that produce sweet nectar.
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The porch was covered in honeysuckle vines that perfumed the whole garden in summer.
Children used to pull the honeysuckle blossoms apart to taste the tiny drop of nectar inside.
A note on using this word
The plant's name reflects the sweet nectar at the base of its flowers, which children have traditionally sucked out as a treat.
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