bush honeysuckle

noun

1

: a plant of the genus Diervilla

especially : a shrub (D. lonicera) of the northeastern U.S. having opposite leaves and fragrant yellow flowers

2

: any of several shrubby honeysuckles of the genus Lonicera (especially L. tatarica)

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