honeydew melon

American  

noun

1. a variety of the winter melon, Cucumis melo inodorus, having a smooth, pale-green rind and sweet, juicy, light-green flesh.

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honeydew melon British  

noun

1. a variety of muskmelon with a smooth greenish-white rind and sweet greenish flesh

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Etymology

Origin of honeydew melon

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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

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

Hailstones larger than a honeydew melon are falling left and right, and hailstorm damage is growing.

From New York Times

Lately, his hands tend to be swathed in rubber gloves, sometimes balled into fists the size of honeydew melons, sometimes enhanced with 4-inch talons that would make Barbra Streisand envious.

From Los Angeles Times

Peach, honeydew melon and lemon zest highlight this refreshing white, made from garganega, the grape of soave.

From Washington Post