honeydew
Americannoun
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the sweet material that exudes from the leaves of certain plants in hot weather.
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a sugary material secreted by aphids, leafhoppers, scale insects, psyllids, and other homopterous insects.
noun
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a sugary substance excreted by aphids and similar insects
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a similar substance exuded by certain plants
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short for honeydew melon
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Dan informed me that the shirt wasn’t green but honeydew.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
In 10 to 12 days, adults surface to feast for roughly 90 days on honeydew melon, decaying fruit, plant nectar and bird dung.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024
The speared trio of green honeydew melons — shaped to resemble tennis balls — is the most obvious giveaway, as is the complimentary plastic cup the drink comes in.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2024
Ants will protect aphids in order to feast on the sticky honeydew that they produce.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
Each of his hands was covered by a plaster cast, and each cast was as large as a honeydew melon.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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