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caprifoil|ˌkæprɪfɔɪl|
Also 6 caprifole, -foly.
[ad. med.L. caprifolium ‘goat-leaf’ or honeysuckle; cf. It. caprifoglio, F. chèvrefeuille.]
a. Old name for the Honeysuckle or Woodbine;
b. English name for plants of the family Caprifoliaceæ, including the honeysuckle.
1578Lyte Dodoens iii. li. 391 Called..in Englishe Hony⁓suckle, or Woodbine, and of some Caprifoyle. 1596Spenser F.Q. iii. vi. 44 Eglantine and Caprifole emong. 1597Gerard Herbal ii. cccxxviii. 891 Called in English Honi⁓suckle and Caprifoly. 1678Phillips, Caprifoile. 1849Johns Forest Trees II. 440 Caprifoils, Caprifoliaceæ. |