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Webster 1913 Edition
Honeydew
Hon′ey-dewˊ
,Noun.
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.
Definition 2024
honeydew
honeydew
English
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.
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honeydew colour:
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Synonyms
- (fruit): honeydew melon
Translations
a sweet sticky substance deposited on leaves by insects
a sweet sticky substance produced by the leaves of some plants
a melon with sweet green flesh
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Adjective
honeydew (comparative more honeydew, superlative most honeydew)
- Of a light bluish green colour, like that of a honeydew melon.
Related terms
See also
- Appendix:Colors