wild honeysuckle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wild honeysuckle
An Americanism dating back to 1755–65
Example Sentences
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Finding one, I’d stroll its winding streets, and I’d admire the houses set back in woods, with moths orbiting porch lights, the smell of wild honeysuckle, and the tic–tic–tic of midnight sprinklers.
From The New Yorker • May 29, 2017
"Perhaps we had better turn around now," suggested Winifred a few moments after they had gathered the wild honeysuckle.
From A Little Maid of Old Philadelphia by Curtis, Alice Turner
A bowl of violets and wild honeysuckle stood on the table, and some green branches hung about giving the room the odor of the new season and an air of rejoicing.
From A Little Girl in Old Detroit by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
Large white butterflies went past them, and a hummingbird whirred into the heart of a wild honeysuckle that had hasted to bloom.
From Audrey by Johnston, Mary
Somewhere near a wild honeysuckle bloomed and the fragrance of its blooming came drifting to them.
From Stubble by Looms, George
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