Definition of Leycesteria formosa

1. Noun. Shrub honeysuckle with drooping spikes of purplish flowers.

Exact synonyms: Himalaya Honeysuckle
Group relationships: Genus Leycesteria, Leycesteria
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leycesteria Formosa

Lewis bases
Lewis blood group
Lewis structure
Lewisia
Lewisia cotyledon
Lewisia rediviva
Lewiston
Lewy body
Lex
Lexa
Lexi
Lexie
Lexington
Lexington and Concord
Leycesteria
Leycesteria formosa (current term)
Leyden
Leyden's ataxia
Leyden's crystals
Leyden's neuritis
Leyden jar
Leydig
Leydig's cell
Leydig's cells
Leydig cell adenoma
Leydig cells
Leyland Cypress
Leymus

Literary usage of Leycesteria formosa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"Leycesteria formosa. planted in some places for covert. In mild districts it is an evergreen, but generally loses its leaves in late autumn. ..."

2. The Trees of America: Native and Foreign, Pictorially and Botanically by Daniel Jay Browne (1846)
"... (Leycesteria formosa,) much admired for the deep- green hue of its stems and leaves, and its beautiful, ..."

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