honey plant
Britishnoun
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Unimportant as a honey plant; not abundant; deep corollas.
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It is a very important honey plant, as it yields an exceptionally pure nectar and remains in bloom a long time.
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Some of the chief honey plants are alfalfa, buckwheat, horsemint, sourwood, white sage, wild pennyroyal, black gum, holly, chestnut, magnolia, and the tulip tree.
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Than honey am I sweeter, than the honey plant more honeyed; of me, verily shalt thou be fond, as of a honeyed branch.
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This publication treats of many of the Texas honey plants in a brief technical manner.
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