Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A shrubby genus of the natural order Caprifoliaceœ, including 7 species, natives of North America, China, and Japan.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun small genus of low deciduous shrubs; the bush honeysuckles.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small genus of low deciduous shrubs: bush honeysuckles
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Observed the yellow diervilla or bush-honeysuckle still in flower.
Rural Hours 1887
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Rational Review 2009
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