DIERVILLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Diervilla mean? 

• DIERVILLA (noun)
  The noun DIERVILLA has 1 sense:

1. small genus of low deciduous shrubs: bush honeysuckles

  Familiarity information: DIERVILLA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIERVILLA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small genus of low deciduous shrubs: bush honeysuckles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Diervilla; genus Diervilla

Hypernyms ("Diervilla" is a kind of...):

asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Meronyms (members of "Diervilla"):

bush honeysuckle; Diervilla lonicera (spreading bush of northeastern United States having small clusters of fragrant green and yellow flowers)

bush honeysuckle; Diervilla sessilifolia (bush honeysuckle of southeastern United States having large crowded clusters of sulfur-yellow flowers)

Holonyms ("Diervilla" is a member of...):

Caprifoliaceae; family Caprifoliaceae; honeysuckle family (shrubs and small trees and woody vines)