Noun: honeypot 'hú-nee,pót
- Something, somewhere or someone enticing that attracts many people
"The new restaurant became a honeypot for food enthusiasts in the city"
- Anything attractive as a source for money, information, etc. (sometimes used as a decoy)
"The cybersecurity team set up a honeypot to trap potential hackers"
- A pot for or filled with honey
"She kept a honeypot on the breakfast table for her morning toast"
- South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes
"Bees were attracted to the nectar-rich honeypot flowers";
- king protea, Protea cynaroides
Derived forms: honeypots
Type of: protea
Part of: genus Protea
Encyclopedia: Honeypot