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Lonicera albiflora

Lonicera albiflora

9.9
A bushy honeysuckle plant with twining branches and white flowers native to the southern United States
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : madreselva albiflora
  • We planted Lonicera albiflora along the fence to attract hummingbirds and bees.

Examples

  • The garden was filled with the delicate aroma of Lonicera albiflora in bloom.

  • Botanists in Texas often study Lonicera albiflora due to its unique twining branches.

  • The Lonicera albiflora blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • I planted several Lonicera albifloras in my garden.

  • The garden was filled with the delicate aroma of Lonicera albiflora in bloom.

  • We planted Lonicera albiflora along the fence to attract hummingbirds and bees.

  • Botanists in Texas often study Lonicera albiflora due to its unique twining branches.

Synonyms

white honeysuckle
vsLonicera albiflora
  • US
7.8

A climbing bush with white flowers that smell sweet

is a specific species native to the southern United States

Surface Forms

Lonicera albiflora singular
Lonicera albifloras plural

Morphology

Lonicera + albiflora

The binomial combines the genus name Lonicera (honeysuckle) with the descriptive Latin epithet albiflora (literally 'white‑flowered'), so the sense 'a honeysuckle species with white flowers' is directly derivable from the parts. Although albiflora is a Latin-form epithet and may be unfamiliar to some learners, the taxonomic composition is regular and cross-linguistically transparent, so a learner who knows both constituents would understand the meaning.

Etymology

Lonicera albiflora comes from two parts: Lonicera, named after a botanist called Lonicer, and albiflora, a Latin word meaning 'white-flowered'. So the name literally says 'Lonicer's white-flowered plant', which helps you remember it is a honeysuckle with white or yellow-white flowers.