honeydew

[ huhn-ee-doo, -dyoo ]

/ ˈhʌn iˌdu, -ˌdyu /

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noun

honeydew melon.

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.

Origin of honeydew

First recorded in 1570–80; honey + dew

OTHER WORDS FROM honeydew

hon·ey·dewed, adjective

Words nearby honeydew

honeycomb lung, honeycomb moth, honeycomb tripe, honeycomb work, honeycreeper, honeydew, honeydew melon, honey eater, honeyed, honey fungus, honey gilding

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Example sentences from the Web for honeydew

Those whom the gods love die young—they drink too deep and too often of honeydew and become intoxicated even unto death.
Sylvia & Michael|Compton Mackenzie
Edward smoked his honeydew, and Mary looked at him with placid affection.
The House of Souls|Arthur Machen
The four-ounce packet of honeydew, cheap at five dollars in these days of scarcity, had been opened, and the new pipe filled.
The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
The honeydew of aphids very attractive to moths and roaches.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth

Observations have shown that each individual plant-louse may produce from five to seven drops of honeydew in twenty-four hours.
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various

British Dictionary definitions for honeydew

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 of honeydew

honeydewed, adjective

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单词	honeydew
释义	honeydew [ huhn-ee-doo, -dyoo ] / ˈhʌn iˌdu, -ˌdyu / SEE SYNONYMS FOR honeydew ON THESAURUS.COM noun honeydew melon. 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. Origin of honeydew First recorded in 1570–80; honey + dew OTHER WORDS FROM honeydew hon·ey·dewed, adjective Words nearby honeydew honeycomb lung, honeycomb moth, honeycomb tripe, honeycomb work, honeycreeper, honeydew, honeydew melon, honey eater, honeyed, honey fungus, honey gilding Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for honeydew Those whom the gods love die young—they drink too deep and too often of honeydew and become intoxicated even unto death. Sylvia & Michael\|Compton Mackenzie Edward smoked his honeydew, and Mary looked at him with placid affection. The House of Souls\|Arthur Machen The four-ounce packet of honeydew, cheap at five dollars in these days of scarcity, had been opened, and the new pipe filled. The Dop Doctor\|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves The honeydew of aphids very attractive to moths and roaches. The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches\|Louis M. Roth Observations have shown that each individual plant-louse may produce from five to seven drops of honeydew in twenty-four hours. Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets\|Various British Dictionary definitions for honeydew 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 of honeydew honeydewed, adjective 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 Words related to honeydew cantaloupe, gourd, papaya, watermelon, musk, casaba, nutmeg, pepo
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honeydew

noun

Origin of honeydew

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noun

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