honeydew
Plural: honeydews
Noun
- A sweet, sticky fluid secreted by plants or insects.
- the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth greenish-white melon with pale green flesh
- A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi.
- A sweet liquid substance resembling the substance mentioned in sense 1, such as honey, nectar, or manna in the Bible.
- A blackish mould (often called sooty mould) produced by fungi of the order Dothideales, feeding on the substance mentioned in sense 1.
- In full honeydew tobacco: a fine sort of tobacco moistened with a sweet substance (originally molasses).
- Ellipsis of honeydew melon (“a melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind”).
- Ellipsis of honeydew melon (“a melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind”).
- A light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons.
- Something that is enjoyable or pleasant.
Adj
- Of a light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons.
Examples
- The word HONEYDEW felt refreshing to place, like a cool treat on the board.
Origin / 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.
Scrabble Score: 18
honeydew: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhoneydew: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
honeydew: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
honeydew: valid Words With Friends Word