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Tartarian honeysuckle

noun

  1. an Asian honeysuckle, Lonicera tatarica, having fragrant, white to pink flowers.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tartarian honeysuckle1

First recorded in 1805–15
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Example Sentences

The flowers of Tartarian honeysuckle have no smell.

Mr. Moyer: It occurs to me that the Tartarian honeysuckle is about as good as any thing you can plant for birds.

Tartarian honeysuckle reminded me of Tartarus, the land of the dead in Virgil’s Aeneid, the underworld, where the shades of the dead whispered in the shadows.

The vine was Tartarian honeysuckle, a weed that grows in waste places and on abandoned ground.

Mr. Maher: The Tartarian honeysuckle and several varieties of the bush honeysuckles are splendid, and they are hardy and will grow anywhere.

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