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Noun: honeypot  'hú-nee,pót
  1. Something, somewhere or someone enticing that attracts many people
    "The new restaurant became a honeypot for food enthusiasts in the city"
     
  2. 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"
     
  3. A pot for or filled with honey
    "She kept a honeypot on the breakfast table for her morning toast"
     
  4. 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