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Honeydew

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A sweet sticky substance excreted by various insects, especially aphids, on the leaves of plants.

n. A sweet exudate similar to honeydew on the leaves of plants.

n. A honeydew melon.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A sweet sticky substance deposited on leaves by insects.

n. A sweet sticky substance produced by the leaves of some plants.

n. A melon with sweet green flesh, with a smooth greenish-white exterior.

n. A light bluish green colour, like that of a honeydew melon.

adj. Of a light bluish green colour, like that of a honeydew melon.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. 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.

n. A kind of tobacco moistened with molasses.

n. A honeydew melon.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A saccharine substance found on the leaves of trees and other plants in small drops like dew.

n. A kind of chewing-tobacco prepared with molasses.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth greenish-white melon with pale green flesh

Word Usage

"The airborne fungal spores infect the young florets before grain development and produce a sweet sticky liquid called honeydew, which is pink or red."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

winter melon

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Variant

honeydew melon

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