Definition of Lonicera japonica

1. Noun. An Asiatic trailing evergreen honeysuckle with half-evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers turning yellow with age; has become a weed in some areas.

Exact synonyms: Japanese Honeysuckle
Group relationships: Genus Lonicera, Lonicera
Generic synonyms: Honeysuckle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lonicera Japonica

Long Island Sound
Long Island iced tea
Longfellow
Longfellowian
Longford
Longmire's operation
Longyearbyen
Lonicera
Lonicera albiflora
Lonicera canadensis
Lonicera caprifolium
Lonicera dioica
Lonicera flava
Lonicera hirsuta
Lonicera involucrata
Lonicera japonica (current term)
Lonicera japonica halliana
Lonicera morrowii
Lonicera periclymenum
Lonicera sempervirens
Lonicera tatarica
Lonicera xylosteum
Loniten
Lonnie
Lontara
Looney
Looney Tunes
Loos
Looser's lines
Looser's zones

Literary usage of Lonicera japonica

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

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"Lonicera japonica. Wisteria multijuga. Wisteria speciosa. Broad-leaved evergreens for the Coastal Zone. Abelia floribunda. Abelia grandi flora. ..."

2. Landscape Gardening as Applied to Home Decoration by Samuel Taylor Maynard (1915)
"Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica Halliana). yellow, changing to a pure white, and are fragrant and abundant from June to September. ..."

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