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YELLOW HONEYSUCKLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Lonicera dioica; yellow honeysuckle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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:

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

Synonyms:

Lonicera flava; yellow honeysuckle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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)

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