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
Somewhere near a wild honeysuckle bloomed and the fragrance of its blooming came drifting to them.
From Stubble by Looms, George
It was bordered on the right by a thickly interlaced hedge of blackberry bushes and wild honeysuckle, beyond which stood the orchard of the Metz farm.
From Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People' by Groce, Helen Mason
In the woods on either side of the drive way are dogwood and Pride-of-Asia trees in full blossom, wild honeysuckle, and the sweet yellow jasmine which fills the air with its delicious fragrance.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
There was a nostalgic calling of night-birds, the clean breath of pines and, from some tangled rocky slope, the faint pervading perfume of wild honeysuckle.
From Assignment's End by Aycock, Roger D.
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