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honeysuckle

/huhn-ee-suhk-uhl/US // ˈhʌn iˌsʌk əl //UK // (ˈhʌnɪˌsʌkəl) //

金银花,金华

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any upright or climbing shrub of the genus Diervilla, especially D. lonicera, cultivated for its fragrant white, yellow, or red tubular flowers.

Examples

  • It features classic grüner flavors of jasmine, honeysuckle and lemongrass with a mouth-filling, voluptuous texture.

  • You’ll find the racy grassiness of New World savvie here, but the viognier lends a softness that smooths the aggressive edge and adds bucolic aromas of jasmine and honeysuckle in the background.

  • On the porch at Ingleside the honeysuckle and climbing roses were bursting into radiant bloom.

  • He smelled the fragrance of wild honeysuckle, the sharp, sweet smells blown out of the forest that drowsed in the summer heat.

  • “I think,” replied Annie, “that it is wild honeysuckle,” and her voice trembled slightly.

  • The scent of wild honeysuckle and cluster roses came from the hedgerows.

  • And there grow in wild profusion the scented hedges of honeysuckle and roses.