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Lonicera periclymenum

Lonicera periclymenum

9.9
A climbing honeysuckle with fragrant red and cream flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : madreselva europea
  • Gardeners often choose Lonicera periclymenum for trellises because of its beautiful climbing habit and fragrant flowers.

Examples

  • The Lonicera periclymenum in her garden filled the summer evenings with a sweet, intoxicating scent.

  • Many butterflies are attracted to the blossoms of Lonicera periclymenum in late spring and early summer.

  • The Lonicera periclymenum blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • Did you see the Lonicera periclymenum in the garden?

  • Gardeners often choose Lonicera periclymenum for trellises because of its beautiful climbing habit and fragrant flowers.

  • Many butterflies are attracted to the blossoms of Lonicera periclymenum in late spring and early summer.

  • The Lonicera periclymenum in her garden filled the summer evenings with a sweet, intoxicating scent.

Synonyms

woodbine
vsLonicera periclymenum
  • UK
1 9.9

A climbing plant with sweet-smelling red and pale yellow flowers

is the specific species noted for twining stems and scented blooms
European honeysuckle
vsLonicera periclymenum
  • UK
8.4

A climbing shrub that has sweet-smelling white and yellow flowers and red fruit

is the wild species native to Europe with twining stems rather than shrub form

Surface Forms

Lonicera periclymenum singular
Lonicera periclymenums plural

Morphology

Lonicera + periclymenum

The form is a taxonomic binomial (genus + species): knowing 'Lonicera' as the honeysuckle genus allows a learner to infer this refers to a kind/species of honeysuckle. However, 'periclymenum' has no accessible dictionary gloss and is a Latin species epithet, so its specific descriptive sense is not derivable by a B1 learner, making the overall expression only partly transparent.

Etymology

Lonicera periclymenum may come from two older names: Lonicera honours a German plant scientist named Adam Lonicer, and periclymenum comes from an old Greek word meaning 'to twine'. So the name suits this honeysuckle because it is a sweet-smelling vine that climbs and 'twines' around fences and trellises.