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HONEYDEW
honeydew, honeydew melon
(noun) the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth greenish-white melon with pale green flesh
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
honeydew (countable and uncountable, plural honeydews)
A sweet sticky substance deposited on leaves by insects.
A sweet sticky substance produced by the leaves of some plants.
(countable) A melon with sweet green flesh, with a smooth greenish-white exterior, of cultivar group Cucumis melo Inodorus group.
A light bluish-green colour, like that of a honeydew melon.
A fine sort of tobacco moistened with molasses.
Synonyms
• (fruit): honeydew melon
Adjective
honeydew (comparative more honeydew, superlative most honeydew)
Of a light bluish green colour, like that of a honeydew melon.
Source: Wiktionary
Hon"ey*dew`, n.
1. A sweet, saccharine substance, found on the leaves of trees and other plants in small drops, like dew. Two substances have been called by this name; one exuded from the plants, and the other secreted by certain insects, esp. aphids.
2. A kind of tobacco moistened with molasses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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