wild honeysuckle

American  

noun

1. pinxter flower.

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Etymology

Origin of wild honeysuckle

An Americanism dating back to 1755–65

Example Sentences

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

The wild honeysuckle was also in bloom along a sloping pasture, and Ruth was eager to gather it to take home to her mother.

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

The snowdrops died, and the primrose faded, the cowslips and blue-bells vanished, the thorn grew white with blossom, the wild honeysuckle filled the wood with its fragrance, and soon the fruit began to ripen.

From Very Short Stories and Verses For Children by Clifford, W. K., Mrs.

In the meantime Jack pulled out a lot of weeds and trained a wild honeysuckle over the porch.

From Randy of the River The Adventures of a Young Deckhand by Alger, Horatio