"honeysuck" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: honeysucks [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English honysoke, from Old English huniġsūce, huniġsūge; equivalent to honey + suck. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|honysoke}} Middle English honysoke, {{inh|en|ang|huniġsūce}} Old English huniġsūce, {{m|ang|huniġsūge}} huniġsūge, {{af|en|honey|suck}} honey + suck Head templates: {{en-noun}} honeysuck (plural honeysucks)
  1. (dialect, archaic) honeysuckle Tags: archaic, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Honeysuckle family plants

Inflected forms

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