honeysuckle

Meaning

Noun

• Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell shaped flowers.
• Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia

Origin

• From Middle English honysokel, honisokel, honysocle, hunisuccle, perhaps an alteration of Middle English honysoke, honysouke (whence honeysuck), from Old English huniġsūce, huniġsūge; equivalent to honey + suck, or honeysuck + -le.