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

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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

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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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