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FRENCH HONEYSUCKLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop
Synonyms:
French honeysuckle; Hedysarum coronarium; sulla
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("French honeysuckle" is a kind of...):
subshrub; suffrutex (low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base)
Holonyms ("French honeysuckle" is a member of...):
genus Hedysarum; Hedysarum (genus of herbs of north temperate regions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers
Synonyms:
Centranthus ruber; French honeysuckle; red valerian
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("French honeysuckle" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("French honeysuckle" is a member of...):
Centranthus; genus Centranthus (genus of southern European herbs and subshrubs)
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