caprifolium

noun

cap·​ri·​fo·​li·​um

-ˈfōlēəm

1

capitalized in some especially former classifications : a genus of plants that is the type of the family Caprifoliaceae but is now usually considered a subgenus of Lonicera

2

plural -s : a plant of the family Caprifoliaceae (as a honeysuckle)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Medieval Latin, honeysuckle, from Latin capri- + folium leaf

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