Definition of Honey plant

1. Noun. A plant that furnishes nectar suitable for making honey.

Generic synonyms: Hoya

Definition of Honey plant

1. Noun. Any plant from which bees usually collect nectar, pollen, or both for making honey. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Honey Plant

honey buzzard
honey cake
honey crisp
honey dipper
honey dippers
honey do list
honey eater
honey fungus
honey gland
honey guide
honey locust
honey locusts
honey mesquite
honey mushroom
honey oil
honey plant
honey plants
honey pot
honey pots
honey trap
honey traps
honey urine
honey wagon
honey wagons
honeybadger
honeybadgers
honeybag
honeybags
honeybee
honeybees

Literary usage of Honey plant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1888)
"THE seed was obtained from the honey-plant grown by H. Chapman. ... There are about 27000 honey-plant seeds in one pound, and one pound of this seed, ..."

2. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1888)
"THE seed was obtained from the honey-plant grown by H. Chapman. ... Twenty-eight pounds of the honey-plant seed with improved crushers, should yield four ..."

3. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1888)
"THE seed was obtained from the honey-plant grown by H. Chapman. ... There are about 27000 honey-plant seeds in one pound, and one pound of this seed, ..."

4. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"Lippia repens as honey-plant, 285. Lion, period of gestation, 31. Lisonjero, 505. ... 372 Madrona os honey-plant, 285. Madras buffalo," 294. ..."

5. Publications by English Dialect Society (1893)
"Honey-plant. Some old-fashioned sweet-scented " plant, perhaps the dark Sweet Scabious, which used to be known as 'Honey-flower' in some counties. ..."

6. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1889)
"... the apicultura! section of the Entomological Division, stationed at Hinsdale, El., writes thus to the Department regarding the Chapman honey plant: The ..."

7. The Bee-keeper's Guide: Or Manual of the Apiary by Albert John Cook (1882)
"... AS A honey plant. (Leonurus cardiaca L.) Perhaps none of our common herbs promises better, as a honey plant, ..."

8. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"She watched the bees busy at the sweet-scented honey-plant.' Bound about a Great Estate, p. 25. We do not know what plant is intended. ..."

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