- hunisúce
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Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
hunisúce
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honeysuckle — noun Etymology: Middle English honysoukel clover, alteration of honysouke, from Old English hunisūce, from hunig honey + sūcan to suck Date: 1548 any of a genus (Lonicera of the family Caprifoliaceae, the honeysuckle family) of shrubs with… … New Collegiate Dictionary
honeysuckle — hon|ey|suck|le [ˈhʌniˌsʌkəl] n [U and C] [: Old English; Origin: hunisuce, from hunig honey + sucan to suck ] a climbing plant with pleasant smelling yellow or pink flowers … Dictionary of contemporary English
honeysuckle — /ˈhʌnisʌkəl / (say huneesukuhl) noun 1. any of the upright or climbing shrubs constituting the genus Lonicera, some species of which are cultivated for their fragrant white, yellow, or red tubular flowers. 2. any of various other fragrant or… …
honeysuckle — n. any climbing shrub of the genus Lonicera with fragrant yellow and pink flowers. Etymology: ME hunisuccle, soukel, extension of hunisuce, souke, f. OE hunigsuce, suge (as HONEY, SUCK) … Useful english dictionary
honeysuck — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English honysouke, from Old English hunisūce, from huni , hunig honey + sūce (from sūcan to suck) more at honey, suck I now dialect : honeysuckle … Useful english dictionary
