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Definition of Honeybells
1. Noun. African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs.
Exact synonyms: Hermannia Verticillata, Honey Bell, Mahernia Verticillata
Group relationships: Genus Hermannia, Hermannia
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Group relationships: Genus Hermannia, Hermannia
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Honeybells
Literary usage of Honeybells
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1880)
"When we were young girls people called us the two wild Mistress honeybells ; but
we were both tamed—both taught discretion and obedience. ..."
2. Black Evan: A Tale of the "forty-five" in Verse by Julia Ditto Young (1901)
"He aspired to hear A thousand plaudits ring upon his ear, The honeybells of music
dropping down From waving wings and ..."
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