rəˌfoʊ adjective
belonging to the Caprifoliaceae, the honeysuckle family of plants.
Compare honeysuckle family.
Origin:
1850–55; < Neo-Latin Caprifoliace(ae) honeysuckle family (Caprifoli(um) genus of honeysuckle (Medieval Latin, equivalent to Latin capri- capri- + folium leaf) + Neo-Latin -aceae -aceae) + -ous
1850–55; < Neo-Latin Caprifoliace(ae) honeysuckle family (Caprifoli(um) genus of honeysuckle (Medieval Latin, equivalent to Latin capri- capri- + folium leaf) + Neo-Latin -aceae -aceae) + -ous
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| of, relating to, or belonging to the Caprifoliaceae, a family of N temperate shrubs, small trees, and climbers including honeysuckle, elder, and guelder-rose | |
| [C19: from New Latin caprifoliāceae, from caprifolium type genus, from Medieval Latin: honeysuckle, from Latin caper goat + folium leaf] | |
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