Honeydew

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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. aphids.


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     2. A kind of tobacco moistened with molasses.
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     3. A {honeydew melon}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  honeydew
       n : the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large
           smooth-skinned greenish-white melon with pale green flesh
           [syn: {honeydew melon}]