Italian Woodbine (Noun)
Meaning
Deciduous climbing shrub with fragrant yellow-white flowers in axillary whorls.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Italian woodbine was trained to climb up the trellis in the garden, its sweet fragrance filling the air in late summer.
- In the fall, the Italian woodbine dropped its leaves, revealing the intricate network of stems that had supported its flowering growth.
- The Italian woodbine's axillary whorls of yellow-white flowers were a favorite of bees and butterflies in the garden.
- The gardener carefully pruned the Italian woodbine in early spring to encourage new growth and flowering.
- Italian woodbine was a popular choice for cottage gardens, where its fragrant flowers and twining stems could be trained up arbors or trellises.