honey plant

American  

[huhn-ee plant] / ˈhʌn i ˌplænt /

noun

1. any plant that, in sufficient quantities, is important for honey production because it attracts bees and is an abundant source of nectar.

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honey plant British  

noun

1. any of various plants that are particularly useful in providing bees with nectar

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Example Sentences

It is a very important honey plant, as it yields an exceptionally pure nectar and remains in bloom a long time.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth

"Successful in honey plant plot at College in 1905."

From Texas Honey Plants by Sanborn, C. E.

Reported as a honey plant in most of the beekeepers reports received.

From Texas Honey Plants by Sanborn, C. E.

Unimportant as a honey plant; not abundant; deep corollas.

From Texas Honey Plants by Sanborn, C. E.

Than honey am I sweeter, than the honey plant more honeyed; of me, verily shalt thou be fond, as of a honeyed branch.

From Leonie of the Jungle by Conquest, Joan