What is "lonicera xylosteum"

Honeysuckle \Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS. hunis[=u]ge privet. See Honey, and Suck.] (Bot.) One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for their beauty, and some for their fragrance.

Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus Lonicera; as, Lonicera Caprifolium, and Lonicera Japonica, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds; Lonicera Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of England; Lonicera grata, the American woodbine, and Lonicera sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is Lonicera Xylosteum; the American, Lonicera ciliata. The American Pinxter flower ( Azalea nudiflora) is often called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name Australian honeysuckle is applied to one or more trees of the genus Banksia. See French honeysuckle, under French.

Xylostein \Xy*los"te*in\, n. [Xylo- + Gr. ? bone.] (Chem.) A glucoside found in the poisonous berries of a species of honeysuckle ( Lonicera xylosteum), and extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance.

Lonicera xylosteum, commonly known as fly honeysuckle, European fly honeysuckle, dwarf honeysuckle or fly woodbine is a deciduous shrub. It is one of two honeysuckles native to Britain, the other being the common honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum).

xylosteum Category:Plants described in 1753