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honeysuckle

hon.ey.suck.le \'h*n-e--.s*k-*l\ n [ME honysoukel, alter. of honysouke, fr. 
   OE hunisu-ce, fr.] hunig honey + su-can to suck : any of a genus (Lonicera) 
   of shrubs (family Caprifoliaceae, the ho neysuckle family) with opposite 
   leaves and often showy flowers rich in nectar; broadly : any of various 
   plants (as a columbine or azalea) with tubular flowers rich in nectar