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Lonicera flava

Lonicera flava

9.9
A climbing shrub with sweet-smelling yellow flowers that turn orange called yellow honeysuckle
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : madreselva amarilla
  • Gardeners in the southeastern U.S. often choose Lonicera flava for its bright blooms and climbing habit.

Examples

  • The fragrant flowers of Lonicera flava attract many species of butterflies and hummingbirds.

  • Unlike some invasive honeysuckles, Lonicera flava is native and supports local wildlife.

  • The Lonicera flava is beautiful.

  • Look at that Lonicera flava!

  • Gardeners in the southeastern U.S. often choose Lonicera flava for its bright blooms and climbing habit.

  • The fragrant flowers of Lonicera flava attract many species of butterflies and hummingbirds.

  • Unlike some invasive honeysuckles, Lonicera flava is native and supports local wildlife.

Synonyms

yellow honeysuckle
vsLonicera flava
5.5

A climbing bush with sweet-smelling yellow flowers often grown in gardens

is the specific native species with flowers that change color and form terminal whorls

Surface Forms

Lonicera flava singular
Lonicera flavas plural

Morphology

Lonicera + flava

This binomial is compositional: it combines the genus name 'Lonicera' (honeysuckle) with the Latin adjective 'flava' (yellow), so the sense 'yellow honeysuckle' can be directly inferred if a learner knows both constituents and recognizes the Latin color epithet. Although 'flava' is not an everyday English word and many B1 learners may not know Latin epithets, the meaning is transparent given knowledge of the parts.

Etymology

Lonicera flava comes from a plant expert's name and a Latin word. The word Lonicera honors the German plant expert Adam Lonicer and flava means 'yellow', so the name literally means a yellow 'honeysuckle'.