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honeydew

hon·ey·dew [ húnnee d ] (plural hon·ey·dews)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. sweet substance produced by aphids: a sweet sticky substance deposited on leaves by aphids and some other insects as a byproduct of the juices they suck from plants

2. sweet substance exuded by plants: a sweet sticky substance produced by the leaves of some plants

3. food 
Same as  honeydew melon


[< the belief that the substance was distilled from the air like dew]

hon·ey·dewed adjective
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