- 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
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hon·ey·dew melon
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hon|ey|dew — «HUHN ee DOO, DYOO», noun. 1. a) the sweet substance that oozes from the leaves of certain plants in hot weather: »For he on honeydew hath fed And drunk the milk of Paradise (Samuel Taylor Coleridge). b) a sweet substance on leaves and stems,… … Useful english dictionary
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
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 in shape,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — 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
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
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
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
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
