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lonicera
CIDE DICTIONARY
lonicera, n.
A genus of vines including the woodbine, Lonicera periclymenum . [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lonicera, n.
1 a dense evergreen shrub, Lonicera nitidum, much used as hedging.
2 = HONEYSUCKLE.
1 a dense evergreen shrub, Lonicera nitidum, much used as hedging.
2 = HONEYSUCKLE.
Etymology
A. Lonicerus, Ger. botanist d. 1586
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