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honeydew
[ huhn-ee-doo, -dyoo ]
noun
- 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.
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
- ˈhoneyˌdewed, adjective
Other Words From
- honey·dewed adjective
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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