Italian woodbine ita·lian·wood·bine uncommon noun 1. deciduous climbing shrub with fragrant yellow-white flowers in axillary whorls SynonymsItalian honeysuckleItalian woodbineLonicera caprifolium Related words Broader terms honeysuckle Parts Lonicera WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.