Bot. [mod.L., f. name of Adam Lonicer (1528–86), a German botanist.] A genus of caprifoliaceous plants consisting of the honeysuckles; a plant of this genus.
1863. Life in South, II. 329. The … scarlet lonicera, with vines and other climbers, reached the tops of the tallest trees.
1882. Garden, 11 March, 170/3. The two early flowering Loniceras … are just now in perfection.
1882. Hardy, in Proc. Berw. Nat. Club, IX. No. 3. 434. A wide spreading Lonicera helped to cover the walls.
