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honeydew

[ huhn-ee-doo, -dyoo ]

noun

  1. the sweet material that exudes from the leaves of certain plants in hot weather.
  2. a sugary material secreted by aphids, leafhoppers, scale insects, psyllids, and other homopterous insects.


honeydew

/ ˈhʌnɪˌdjuː /

noun

  1. a sugary substance excreted by aphids and similar insects
  2. a similar substance exuded by certain plants
  3. short for honeydew melon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈhoneyˌdewed, adjective
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Other Words From

  • honey·dewed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of honeydew1

First recorded in 1570–80; honey + dew
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Example Sentences

The Artisan Mini comes in several colors, including honeydew green and aqua sky blue, so you can get creative with your kitchen style.

When the ants wish a dainty luncheon of honeydew they crawl up under the little shed and get a drink of this sweet juice.

They found the old honeydew cherry-tree standing; but some of its long-armed branches were going to decay.

The Aphides have the habit of discharging a sweet sticky substance called honeydew, of which ants are very fond.

The chief cause, however, is mildew, the sign of whose presence is the honeydew on the oak leaves.

And I smoked a pipe of pipes with some splendid old salts, and shared my Honeydew among them.

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