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American woodbine

American  
[uh-mer-i-kuhn wood-bahyn] / əˈmɛr ɪ kən ˈwʊdˌbaɪn /

noun

  1. a type of semi-evergreen honeysuckle (Lonicera americana ) often cultivated for its prolific tubular flowers and clovelike fragrance.

Etymology

Origin of American woodbine

First recorded in 1800–10

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How does it happen that this vine, a native of Europe, is now so common in the Eastern United States as to be called the American woodbine?

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