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Definition of Honey plant
1. Noun. A plant that furnishes nectar suitable for making honey.
Definition of Honey plant
1. Noun. Any plant from which bees usually collect nectar, pollen, or both for making honey. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Honey Plant
Literary usage of Honey plant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1888)
"THE seed was obtained from the honey-plant grown by H. Chapman. ... There are
about 27000 honey-plant seeds in one pound, and one pound of this seed, ..."
2. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1888)
"THE seed was obtained from the honey-plant grown by H. Chapman. ... Twenty-eight
pounds of the honey-plant seed with improved crushers, should yield four ..."
3. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1888)
"THE seed was obtained from the honey-plant grown by H. Chapman. ... There are
about 27000 honey-plant seeds in one pound, and one pound of this seed, ..."
4. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"Lippia repens as honey-plant, 285. Lion, period of gestation, 31. Lisonjero, 505.
... 372 Madrona os honey-plant, 285. Madras buffalo," 294. ..."
5. Publications by English Dialect Society (1893)
"Honey-plant. Some old-fashioned sweet-scented " plant, perhaps the dark Sweet
Scabious, which used to be known as 'Honey-flower' in some counties. ..."
6. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1889)
"... the apicultura! section of the Entomological Division, stationed at Hinsdale,
El., writes thus to the Department regarding the Chapman honey plant: The ..."
7. The Bee-keeper's Guide: Or Manual of the Apiary by Albert John Cook (1882)
"... AS A honey plant. (Leonurus cardiaca L.) Perhaps none of our common herbs
promises better, as a honey plant, ..."
8. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"She watched the bees busy at the sweet-scented honey-plant.' Bound about a Great
Estate, p. 25. We do not know what plant is intended. ..."
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