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French honeysuckle

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A perennial herb, Hedysarum coronarium, native to Northern Africa and Spain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sulla, Hedysarum coronarium

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: subshrub, suffrutex

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noun

Meaning 3

European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: red valerian, Centranthus ruber

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flower

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: enclova — perennial herb
  • French: sainfoin — perennial herb
  • German: Italienischer Süßklee — perennial herb
  • Italian: sulla — perennial herb
  • Maltese: silla — perennial herb
  • Sicilian: suḍḍa — perennial herb
  • Spanish: zulla — perennial herb
  • Swedish: rosenväppling — perennial herb