| honeydew | 1. A sweet, saccharine substance, found on the leaves of trees and other plants in small drops, like dew. Two substances have been called by this name; one exuded from the plants, and the other secreted by certain insects, especially. Aphids. 2. A kind of tobacco moistened with molasses. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| honeysucker | <zoology> See Honey eater, under Honey. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| honeysuckle | <botany> One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for their beauty, and some for their fragrance. The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus Lonicera; as, L. Caprifolium, and L. Japonica, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds; L. Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of England; L. Grata, the American woodbine, and L. Sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is L. Xylosteum; the American, L. 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. Origin: Cf. AS. Hunisge privet. See Honey, and Suck. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| honeyware | <botany> See Badderlocks. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| honeywort | <botany> A European plant of the genus Cerinthe, whose flowers are very attractive to bees. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |