Tartarian honeysuckle

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Tartarian honeysuckle

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

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

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

The flowers of Tartarian honeysuckle have no smell.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.

The one known as Lonicera bella alba does not differ very much from the common white form of the Tartarian honeysuckle.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.