honeydew

[ huhn-ee-doo, -dyoo ]

/ ˈhʌn iˌdu, -ˌdyu /

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noun

honeydew melon.

the sweet material that exudes from the leaves of certain plants in hot weather.

a sugary material secreted by aphids, leafhoppers, scale insects, psyllids, and other homopterous insects.

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Origin of honeydew

First recorded in 1570–80; honey + dew

OTHER WORDS FROM honeydew

hon·ey·dewed, adjective

Words nearby honeydew

honeycomb, honeycomb moth, honeycomb tripe, honeycomb work, honeycreeper, honeydew, honeydew melon, honey eater, honeyed, honey fungus, honey gilding

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How to use honeydew in a sentence

The Artisan Mini comes in several colors, including honeydew green and aqua sky blue, so you can get creative with your kitchen style.
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When the ants wish a dainty luncheon of honeydew they crawl up under the little shed and get a drink of this sweet juice.
Little Busybodies|Jeanette Augustus Marks and Julia Moody
They found the old honeydew cherry-tree standing; but some of its long-armed branches were going to decay.
A Little Girl of Long Ago|Amanda Millie Douglas
The Aphides have the habit of discharging a sweet sticky substance called honeydew, of which ants are very fond.
The Young Collector's Handbook of Ants, Bees, Dragon-flies, Earwigs, Crickets, and Flies|W. Harcourt Bath

The chief cause, however, is mildew, the sign of whose presence is the honeydew on the oak leaves.
A Short History of English Agriculture|W. H. R. Curtler
And I smoked a pipe of pipes with some splendid old salts, and shared my Honeydew among them.
The Martian|George Du Maurier

British Dictionary definitions for honeydew

honeydew

/ (ˈhʌnɪˌdjuː) /

noun

a sugary substance excreted by aphids and similar insects

a similar substance exuded by certain plants

short for honeydew melon

Derived forms of honeydew

honeydewed, adjective

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honeydew

Origin of honeydew

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