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Definition of Bush honeysuckle

1. Noun. A honeysuckle shrub of southern Russia to central Asia.

2. Noun. Bush honeysuckle of southeastern United States having large crowded clusters of sulfur-yellow flowers.

3. Noun. Spreading bush of northeastern United States having small clusters of fragrant green and yellow flowers.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bush Honeysuckle

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Literary usage of Bush honeysuckle

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

1. Botany of the United States North of Virginia: Comprising Descriptions of by Lewis Caleb Beck (1848)
"Rocky woods. Throughout the US May, June. T?.—Stem 2—4 feet high, branched. Flowers greenish-yellow, nearly im inch long. Common bush honeysuckle. 5. ..."

2. The Minnesota Horticulturist by Minnesota State Horticultural Society (1902)
"... is another vigorous bush honeysuckle, producing attractive white flowers and red fruit. ... bush honeysuckle ..."

3. Elements of Botany by Joseph Young Bergen (1897)
"... bush honeysuckle. Calyx with a limb of 5 linear divisions. Corolla funnel- shaped, almost regularly 5-lobed. Stamens 5. Ovary slender, 2-celled, ..."

4. Ornamental Gardening for Americans: A Treatise on Beautifying Homes, Rural by Elias A. Long (1899)
"THE bush honeysuckle. Lonicera. E.-H. The bush honeysuckles are mostly strong-growing shrubs, of good habit, producing a profusion of fragrant flowers, ..."

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