honeydew

English

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Etymology

honey +‎ dew

Noun

honeydew (countable and uncountable; plural honeydews)

1. A sweet sticky substance deposited on leaves by insects.
2. A sweet sticky substance produced by the leaves of some plants.
3. (countable) A melon with sweet green flesh, with a smooth greenish-white exterior.
4. A light bluish green colour, like that of a honeydew melon.

   honeydew colour:

Synonyms

• (fruit): honeydew melon

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 白蘭瓜 (cmn) (báilánguā), 蘭州蜜瓜 (cmn) (Lánzhōu mìguā), 华莱士 (cmn) (huáláishì)

• French: miellat (fr) f

• German: Honigmelone (de) f
• Korean: 감로 (甘露, gamro)
• Russian: медвяная роса (m'edv'ánaja rosá) f (1,2)

Adjective

honeydew (comparative more honeydew, superlative most honeydew)

1. Of a light bluish green colour, like that of a honeydew melon.

Related terms

• mildew

See also

• Appendix:Colors