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Definition of Jamaica honeysuckle
1. Noun. West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit.
Terms within: Bell Apple, Sweet Cup, Water Lemon, Yellow Granadilla
Generic synonyms: Passionflower, Passionflower Vine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jamaica Honeysuckle
Literary usage of Jamaica honeysuckle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"... the water lemon or jamaica honeysuckle ; and P. alata; all South American
species. PASSION MUSIC, the musical rendering of certain portions of the ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"jamaica honeysuckle. WATER-LEMON. St. terete, plant glabrous : Ivs. oval to
oval-oblong, thickish, entire, with -.- 2772. ..."
3. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"... Australian or heath honeysuckle is the Australian Banksia serrata, Jamaica
honeysuckle the Passiflora laurifolia, dwarf honeysuckle the widely spread ..."
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