HONEYDEW


Meaning of HONEYDEW in English

— honeydewed , adj.

/hun"ee dooh', -dyooh'/ , n.

1. See 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.

[ 1570-80; HONEY + DEW ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .