honeydew melon, type of winter melon; sugary substance on leaves secreted by aphids and other insects; sweet substance exuded by certain leaves
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Honeydew Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(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.
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA kind of tobacco moistened with molasses.
honeydew
\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.
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honeydew melon
Noun
1. the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth-skinned greenish-white melon with pale green flesh
(synonym) honeydew melon
(hypernym) winter melon
Honeydew Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
The sugary liquid discharge from the anus of certain insects (Homoptera) such as aphids and scales.
Catherine R. Weeden
A liquid discharged by certain insects that is high in sugar content (aphids, scale insects, mealybugs).
Honeydew Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Honeydew Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Honeydew may refer to:
- Honeydew (melon), a cultivar group of melon
- Honeydew (secretion), a sugar-rich sticky substance secreted by aphids and some scale insects
- Honeydew, California, a town
- Bunsen Honeydew, a fictional character from The Muppet Show
- Honey Dew Donuts, a Massachusetts-based franchise selling donuts and other breakfast foods
- Honeydew (album), a 2008 album by Shawn Mullins
- Honeydew (color), a pale shade of the color spring green
- Honeydew Moth
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