honeydew

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hon⋅ey⋅dew

[huhn-ee-doo, -dyoo]

–noun

1.	honeydew melon.

2.	the sweet material that exudes from the leaves of certain plants in hot weather.

3.	a sugary material secreted by aphids, leafhoppers, scale insects, psyllids, and other homopterous insects.

Origin:
1570–80; honey + dew

Related forms:

hon⋅ey⋅dewed, adjective

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hon·ey·dew (hŭn'ē-dōō', -dyōō')

A sweet sticky substance excreted by various insects, especially aphids, on the leaves of plants.
A sweet exudate similar to honeydew on the leaves of plants.
A honeydew melon.

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Word Origin & History

honeydew

"sticky sweet substance found on trees and plants," 1577, from honey + dew; honeydew melon first recorded 1916, a cross between cantaloupe and a South African melon.

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