YELLOW HONEYSUCKLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does yellow honeysuckle mean? 

• YELLOW HONEYSUCKLE (noun)
  The noun YELLOW HONEYSUCKLE has 2 senses:

1. climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant yellow (later orange) flowers in terminal whorls; southeastern United States

2. twining deciduous shrub with clusters of purple-tinged yellow-green flowers; northeastern America

  Familiarity information: YELLOW HONEYSUCKLE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• YELLOW HONEYSUCKLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant yellow (later orange) flowers in terminal whorls; southeastern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Lonicera flava; yellow honeysuckle

Hypernyms ("yellow honeysuckle" is a kind of...):

honeysuckle (shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera)

Holonyms ("yellow honeysuckle" is a member of...):

genus Lonicera; Lonicera (woodbine)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Twining deciduous shrub with clusters of purple-tinged yellow-green flowers; northeastern America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Lonicera dioica; yellow honeysuckle

Hypernyms ("yellow honeysuckle" is a kind of...):

honeysuckle (shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera)

Holonyms ("yellow honeysuckle" is a member of...):

genus Lonicera; Lonicera (woodbine)