A sticky #0excludeGlossary substance secreted onto foliage by aphids, scale, and mealy bugs.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
honeydew (noun)1.
a saccharine deposit secreted on the leaves of plants usually by aphids or scale insects or sometimes by a fungus
2.
- honeydew melon
Honeydew (Wikipedia)
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Honeydew may refer to:
- Honeydew (melon), a cultivar group of melon
- Honeydew (secretion), a sugar-rich sticky substance secreted by various animals
- Honeydew moth (Cryptoblabes gnidiella), a moth of Southern and Middle America
- Honeydew, California, United States, a town
- Honeydew, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community
- Honeydew (color), a pale shade of the color spring green
- Bunsen Honeydew, a fictional character from The Muppets franchise
- Honeydew (album), a 2008 album by Shawn Mullins
- Honeydew (film), a 2020 American horror film written and directed by Devereux Milburn
- Honey Dew Donuts, a Massachusetts-based franchise selling donuts and other breakfast foods
- Fuller's Organic Honey Dew, a brand of pale ale brewed by Fuller's Brewery
- Simon "Honeydew" Lane, a member of internet gaming group The Yogscast
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Honeydew (Wiktionary)
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
Sweet Resin, Sticky Nectar, Glistening Sap, Sugary Secretion, Dewy Essence
