honeydew

== English == === Etymology === The noun is derived from honey +‎ dew, originally believed to be a form of dew that fell from the sky like rain onto plants (see sense 1). The adjective is derived from the noun. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhʌnɪdjuː/, /-dʒuː/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhʌniˌd(j)u/ Hyphenation: hon‧ey‧dew === Noun === honeydew (countable and uncountable, plural honeydews) (uncountable) A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi. Synonym: (archaic) melligo (by extension) (uncountable) A sweet liquid substance resembling the substance mentioned in sense 1, such as honey, nectar, or manna in the Bible. Synonym: ambrosia (uncountable) A blackish mould (often called sooty mould) produced by fungi of the order Dothideales, feeding on the substance mentioned in sense 1. (uncountable, originally US) In full honeydew tobacco: a fine sort of tobacco moistened with a sweet substance (originally molasses). (countable) Ellipsis of honeydew melon (“a melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind”). (uncountable) A light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons. (countable, figuratively) Something that is enjoyable or pleasant. ==== Derived terms ==== canadew honeydewed honeydew list, honey do list honeydew melon ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== weeping tree === Adjective === honeydew (comparative more honeydew, superlative most honeydew) Of a light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Appendix:Colors === References === === Further reading === honeydew (melon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cucumis melo Inodorus group on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Cucumis melo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies honeydew (secretion) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia honeydew (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia