For he on honeydew hath fed And drunk the milk of Paradise (Samuel Taylor Coleridge).
b) a sweet substance on leaves and stems, secreted by aphids, leaf hoppers, or other tiny insects, or by a fungus.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
hon·ey·dew melon — /ˈhʌniˌduː , Brit ˈhʌniˌdjuː / noun, pl ⋯ ons [count] : a type of large fruit (called a melon) that has a hard, smooth skin and green flesh … Useful english dictionary
dew — be·dew; dew·ar; dew·ber·ry; dew; dew·cap; dew·er; dew·ey·an; dew·ey; dew·ey·lite; dew·i·ly; dew·i·ness; dew·lapped; dew·less; en·dew; hon·ey·dew; mil·dew·cide; dew·lap; mil·dew; dew·clawed; dew·lap·py; … English syllables
hon — bre·hon; hon·da; hon·do; hon·du·ras; hon·er; hon·est·ly; hon·est·ness; hon·es·ty; hon·ey·ber·ry; hon·ey·dew; hon·ey·dewed; hon·eyed; hon·ey·fug·gle; hon·ey·less; hon·i·ton; hon·ni·a·sont; hon·or·able·ness; hon·or·ably; hon·or·and; hon·or·ar·i·ly; … English syllables
honeydew — hon·ey·dew … English syllables
honeydew — hon•ey•dew [[t]ˈhʌn iˌdu, ˌdyu[/t]] n. 1) pln honeydew melon 2) bot the sweet material that exudes from the leaves of certain plants in hot weather 3) ent a sugary material secreted by aphids, leafhoppers, and other homopterous insects •… … From formal English to slang
honeydew — hon|ey|dew [ˈhʌnidju: US du:] n 1.) [U] a sticky substance that some insects leave on plants 2.) also honeydew melon a type of ↑melon with yellow skin and green flesh … Dictionary of contemporary English
honeydew melon — hon|ey|dew mel|on [ ,hʌnidu melən ] noun count a MELON (=type of large round fruit) with yellow skin and sweet white or green flesh … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ey — ey·ak; ey·as; ey·en; ey·er; ey·ra; ey·rir; ey·ry; ey·sell; floo·ey; giv·ey; glu·ey; goo·ey; goos·ey; hock·ey·ist; hon·ey·ber·ry; hon·ey·dew; hon·ey·dewed; hon·ey·fug·gle; hon·ey·less; hoo·ey; hors·ey; hurl·ey; jock·ey·ship; lap·ey·rou·sia;… … English syllables
Honeydew — Hon ey*dew , n. 1. A sweet, saccharine substance, found on the leaves of trees and other plants in small drops, like dew. Two substances have been called by this name; one exuded from the plants, and the other secreted by certain insects, esp.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cucumis melo — Honeydew melon Hon ey*dew mel on, n. A type of winter melon ({Cucumis melo} inodorus) related to the muskmelon ({Cucumis melo} reticulatus), but having a smooth pale yellowish green rind and sweet, juicy, light green flesh. It is slightly ovoid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
