noun
an Asiatic trailing evergreen honeysuckle with half-evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers turning yellow with age; has become a weed in some areas
• Syn: ↑Lonicera japonica
• Hypernyms: ↑honeysuckle
• Member Holonyms: ↑Lonicera, ↑genus Lonicera
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nounUsage: usually capitalized J
: an Asiatic twining or trailing honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) that has half-evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers changing to yellow and that although planted originally for ornamental purposes has become a troublesome weed in some areas — see hall's honeysuckle
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a climbing honeysuckle, Lonicera japonica, introduced into the eastern U.S. from Asia, having fragrant, white flowers that fade to yellow.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.